weerspannig — meaning in English
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English meaning
- fractious adj Tending to cause trouble or disruption.
- recalcitrant adjective Stubbornly refusing to obey authority, follow rules or cooperate, even under pressure.
Senses
weerspannig is used for these senses in English:
- fractious Given to troublemaking.
- recalcitrant Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority.
fractious — full definition
- adj Tending to cause trouble or disruption.
- adj Easily annoyed and quick to argue.
recalcitrant — full definition
- adjective Stubbornly refusing to obey authority, follow rules or cooperate, even under pressure.
- adjective Of a thing or material: resistant to being handled, treated or worked with.
- noun A person who refuses to comply.
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