recalcitrancy
Example Sentences
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But he, bitter against the educational recalcitrancy of England, wanted to make a point against the "hard-dying social stigma which attaches to being in trade" in England.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under this extreme recalcitrancy lies trouble of a kind that is manufactured only in Ireland.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her recalcitrancy was kept up the larger part of one day, and she made the place almost unbearable that night by screaming and moaning.
From Pathology of Lying, accusation, and swindling: a study in forensic psychology by Healy, William
His lordship's rage at such unlooked-for recalcitrancy was unbounded.
From Love Romances of the Aristocracy by Hall, Thornton
We felt much inclined at first to denominate him a case of abulia, but his stubbornness in recalcitrancy led us to change our opinion.
From Pathology of Lying, accusation, and swindling: a study in forensic psychology by Healy, William
