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calcitrant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cal-ci-trant
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

stubborn; refractory

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more calcitrant (comparative) most calcitrant (superlative)

Questions

What does calcitrant mean?
stubborn; refractory
Where does calcitrant come from?
From Latin calcitrans, present participle of calcitrare (“to kick”), from calx (“heel”), calcis (“heel”).

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