Uk English Meaning of refractory
refractory
Other Uk English words related to refractory
- defiant
- intractable
- rebel
- rebellious
- recalcitrant
- stubborn
- adamant
- uncooperative
- contrary
- contumacious
- disobedient
- dissident
- determined
- froward
- non-compliant
- insubordinate
- insurgent
- mischievous
- naughty
- stubborn
- Noisy
- recusant
- resistant
- restless
- rigid
- Rude
- uncontrollable
- Ungovernable
- relentless
- unruly
- untoward
- wayward
- wilful
- willful
- adamantine
- bad
- Discourteous
- disorderly
- disrespectful
- errant
- fractious
- hardheaded
- headstrong
- immovable
- impertinent
- implacable
- impolite
- Impudent
- inconsiderate
- inflexible
- insolent
- Misbehaving
- stubborn
- mutinous
- nonconformist
- obstinate
- Opinionated
- ornery
- peevish
- Pertinacious
- perverse
- pig-headed
- self-willed
- unbending
- uncivil
- uncompromising
- uncooperative
- uncouth
- undisciplined
- ungracious
- unmanageable
- ill-mannered
- unyielding
- Wild
- wrongheaded
- monkeying around
- monkeyish
- negativistic
- uncooperative
- acquiescent
- agreeable
- Amenable
- amiable
- compliant
- Conformable
- cooperative
- deferential
- docile
- obedient
- submissive
- tractable
- yielding
- behaved
- obedient
- controllable
- courteous
- disciplined
- obliging
- obsequious
- polite
- proper
- respectful
- obedient
- servile
- slavish
- subservient
- Well-bred
- decorous
- Governable
- manageable
- mannerly
- orderly
- trainable
- kowtowing
Nearest Words of refractory
- refractoriness => refractoriness
- refractorily => refractorily
- refractor => refracting telescope
- refractometer => Refractometer
- refractivity => Refractive index
- refractiveness => refractiveness
- refractive index => Refractive index
- refractive => refractive
- refraction => Refraction
- refracting telescope => Refracting telescope
Definitions and Meaning of refractory in English
refractory (n)
lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
refractory (s)
not responding to treatment
temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to a process or stimulus
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
refractory (a.)
Obstinate in disobedience; contumacious; stubborn; unmanageable; as, a refractory child; a refractory beast.
Resisting ordinary treatment; difficult of fusion, reduction, or the like; -- said especially of metals and the like, which do not readily yield to heat, or to the hammer; as, a refractory ore.
refractory (n.)
A refractory person.
Refractoriness.
OPottery) A piece of ware covered with a vaporable flux and placed in a kiln, to communicate a glaze to the other articles.
FAQs About the word refractory
refractory
lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace, not responding to treatment, temporarily unresponsive or no
defiant,intractable,rebel,rebellious,recalcitrant,stubborn,adamant,uncooperative,contrary,contumacious
acquiescent,agreeable,Amenable,amiable,compliant,Conformable,cooperative,deferential,docile,obedient
refractoriness => refractoriness , refractorily => refractorily, refractor => refracting telescope, refractometer => Refractometer, refractivity => Refractive index,
