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English to English adjective
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Obstinate in disobedience; contumacious; stubborn; unmanageable; as, a refractory child; a refractory beast. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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not responding to treatment | | Example: a stubborn infection
a refractory case of acne
stubborn rust stains
source: wordnet30
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temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to nervous or sexual stimuli | | Example: the refractory period of a muscle fiber
source: wordnet30
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stubbornly resistant to authority or control | | Example: a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness
a refractory child
source: wordnet30 noun
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lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace | | source: wordnet30
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A refractory person. | | source: webster1913
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