obstinately defiant of authority
difficult to manage
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
SYN - fractious, refractory
marked by stubborn resistance to authority
ANT - obedient
"The university suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators."
"He had turned into a complete yes-man, after having been so recalcitrant in his youth - it's amazing what a little money can do."
"He followed a policy of recalcitrant liberalism."
"He was recalcitrant to almost everyone since he knew the whole world was nothing but a will to power."
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