calcitrant

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adjective

stubborn; refractory

OriginLatin calcitrans →
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Meanings

adjectivecalcitrant (comparative more calcitrant, superlative most calcitrant)

comparative more calcitrant · superlative most calcitrant

  1. stubborn; refractory

Origin

  1. Latincalcitrans
  2. Englishcalcitrant

From Latin calcitrans, present participle of calcitrare (“to kick”), from calx (“heel”), calcis (“heel”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

caltractin
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APA

calcitrant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcitrant

MLA

“calcitrant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcitrant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calcitrant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcitrant.

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