recalcitrant

Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority.

His nimble fancy was recalcitrant to mental discipline.

There was something in her manner so reminiscent of the school teacher reprimanding a recalcitrant pupil that Mr. Snyder's sense of humor came to his rescue.

Unwilling to cooperate socially.

Difficult to deal with or to operate.

The more labile organic constituents of complex dissolved and particulate organic matter are commonly hydrolyzed and metabolized more rapidly than more recalcitrant organic compounds that are less accessible enzymatically.

The Hansa had no legal status, independent finances or a common institutional framework, while the major weapon against recalcitrant members (or opponents) was the threat of embargo.

Not viable for an extended period; damaged by drying or freezing.

A person who is recalcitrant.