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• s  stubbornly resistant to authority or control
• s  marked by stubborn resistance to authority
  the University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstrators

• Some developing countries are recalcitrant about putting a cap on carbon emissions because they argue the developed world has brought the planet to such a pass and they should be at the forefront of reducing carbon emissions.
• A jaded young woman, recalcitrant as a donkey, was taken in custody by a policeman of Hackensack.
• But if that's the case, what are they hiding--why are they being so recalcitrant? It's time for Obama to stand strong, and bring the Russians and Chinese along.

• fractious
• refractory

News & Articles

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• Retired workers v bondholders as Detroit faces bankruptcy
  When New York City threatened to declare bankruptcy in 1975, the idea so terrified everyone that it forced the city, its workers and its recalcitrant bankers to sit down and find ways to share the pain.
  June 18, 2013 - Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Quotes

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• Pranab Mukherjee in Hindu
  Therefore it is high time for the international community to recognise that such recalcitrant states must be brought to discipline by resorting to various international mechanisms,Mukherjee said.
• Paul Martin in Washington Post
  ...times this week, Washington and its traditional allies seemed on the brink of divorce, especially after Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin told reporters Wednesday, "To the recalcitrant nations, including the United States, I would say...
• Silvio Berlusconi in Reuters.uk
  Here I am, saying I'm sorry. I was recalcitrant in private, because I am playful but proud too. Challenged in public, the temptation to give in to you is strong. I can't resist,said Berlusconi, a media tycoon and former cruise ship crooner.