English to English
adjective
- Obstinate in disobedience; contumacious; stubborn; unmanageable; as, a refractory child; a refractory beast.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
source: WordNet 3.0
- A refractory person.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- not responding to treatment
A stubborn infection.
A refractory case of acne.
Stubborn rust stains.
source: WordNet 3.0
- temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to nervous or sexual stimuli
The refractory period of a muscle fiber.
source: WordNet 3.0
- stubbornly resistant to authority or control
A fractious animal that would not submit to the harness.
A refractory child.
source: WordNet 3.0
English to Tagalog
adj
- [rifráctori] Palasuway; matigas ang ulo
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
