Pronounced: PURR-nun-see, noun
Notes: Another word I don’t know
Yesterday’s word
The word refractory means
- resisting control or authority; stubborn; unmanageable
- resistant to treatment or cure
- capable of enduring high temperatures
First usage
Our word came into English in the early 1600s
Background / Comments
After reading the definition (especially the first one), a faint chord of remembrance stirred — I think I have run across our word somewhere. Our word came from the Latin word refragari (to oppose).
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