1. Disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority; SYN. resistant, resistive.
2. Not submissive to authority

Resisting control or authority

ETYM Latin refractorius, from refringere: cf. French refractaire. Related to Refract.
1. Resistant to authority or control.
2. (Med) Not responding to treatment; SYN. stubborn.
Stubborn; disobedient; immune.
Able to resist high temperature, for example ceramics made from clay, minerals, or other earthy materials. Furnaces are lined with refractory materials such as silica and dolomite. (of a material).
Unruly; unmanageable; perverse; obstinate. + prikaži više

Rebelliously, disobediently, defiantly

In a rebellious manner; SYN. contumaciously, defiantly.