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refractious

refractious adjective: refractory.

Adjective

refractious (comparative more refractious, superlative most refractious)

  1. (archaic) refractory
    • Another example of brutal disregard of the most common promptings of nature, is that of a refractious son who was so incorrigible that his father condemned him to death.1900, The Rosary Magazine, volume 16, page 366

Forms of refractious

comparativemore refractious
superlativemost refractious

Questions about refractious

What does refractious mean?
Refractious means refractory.
What part of speech is refractious?
Refractious is an adjective.

Words near refractious in the dictionary

  1. refractionates
  2. refractionating
  3. refractionist
  4. refractionists
  5. refractions
  6. refractious
  7. refractive
  8. refractive error
  9. refractive index
  10. refractive indices
  11. refractive power

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