Refractory - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|rɪˈfræktərɪ|
Brit.
|rɪˈfrækt(ə)rɪ|
noun
- lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
adjective
- not responding to treatment (syn: stubborn)
a refractory case of acne
- temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to a process or stimulusthe refractory period of a muscle fiber
- stubbornly resistant to authority or control (syn: fractious, recalcitrant)a refractory child
Extra examples
...refractory players will be ejected from the game...
...believing that rules are only for other people, he's been refractory virtually his entire life...
The wound was at first refractory.
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