weerbarstig

Meaning

  1. rebellious, recalcitrant, unruly
  2. difficult, pesky (said of problems)
  3. difficult to shape, inflexible (said of materials)

Concepts

refractory
obdurate
restive
recalcitrant
hard-line
inexorable
insubordinate
intransigent
lawless
merciless
obstreperous
pitiless
rampageous
relentless
ruthless
uncompromising
unruly
hyphy
callous
rumbunctious
churlish
contumacious
flyaway
Synonyms

halsstarrig
dwars
B1
onbuigzaam
44k
star
B2
volhoudend
koppig
B2
ongehoorzaam
C2
onverzettelijk

onwillig

uitgelaten
21k
verkeerd
A2
grommend
45k
meedogenloos
C1
onstuimig
26k
recalcitrant
hardleers
onhandelbaar
27k
hard
A1
hardvochtig
34k
weerspannig

onbarmhartig

Translations

impitoyable
trotzig
widerspenstig
intransigente
rétif
inflexível
cabeçudo

αδιάλλακτος

störrisch
fest
widerwillig
bockig
ungestüm

αδυσώπητος

standhaft
Etymology

From weer- (“against”) + barsten (“to burst”) + -ig (“-y”).

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