Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Kicking; refractory.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Kicking. Hence: Stubborn; refractory.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
stubborn ;refractory
Etymologies
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Latin calcitrans, present participle of calcitrare ("to kick"), from calx ("heel"), calcis ("heel").
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Examples
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She didn't move until the truck stopped outside Yannis's taverna, and she turned to make a measured and final exit, only to find herself fighting with the re calcitrant door catch.
The Tycoon's Mistress Craven, Sara 2000
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She didn't move until the truck stopped outside Yannis's taverna, and she turned to make a measured and final exit, only to find herself fighting with the re calcitrant door catch.
The Tycoon's Mistress Craven, Sara 2000
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Flinx instinctively threw up his free hand to protect his face as he fumbled at the re-calcitrant holster with the other.
Mid Flinx Foster, Alan Dean 1995
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