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Antonyms for refractory

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ri-frak-tuh-ree
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈfræk tə ri

Definition of refractory

Origin :
  • "stubborn, obstinate, perverse," 1610s (earlier refractorious, 1550s, refractary, c.1600), from Latin refractarius "obstinate, stubborn," from past participle stem of refringere (see refraction). Related: Refractorily; refractoriness.
  • adj stubborn
  • adj inflexible
  • adj obstinate
Example sentences :
  • He bid me tell you so, when he went out, if I found you refractory.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • She tugs and pulls, and thumps the refractory thing on the floor.
  • Extract from : « Lotus Buds » by Amy Carmichael
  • Together and with whisperings, they fidgeted with the refractory catch.
  • Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Grace, who was struggling with a refractory window, paused for breath.
  • Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • James was a refractory and disobedient child from the very cradle.
  • Extract from : « An Old Sailor's Yarns » by Nathaniel Ames
  • Brook shook his head and began to refill his refractory pipe.
  • Extract from : « Adam Johnstone's Son » by F. Marion Crawford
  • She evidently dreaded a meeting with her refractory teacher.
  • Extract from : « Olive » by Dinah Maria Craik, (AKA Dinah Maria Mulock)
  • The porters were not always easy to manage, and on some occasions were refractory.
  • Extract from : « From Pole to Pole » by Sven Anders Hedin
  • No temper is exactly sunny after a struggle with a refractory engine.
  • Extract from : « Lady Bountiful » by George A. Birmingham
  • The most refractory of chemical compounds can be broken up by that heat.
  • Extract from : « The Silent Bullet » by Arthur B. Reeve

Synonyms for refractory

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