"refractious" meaning in English

See refractious in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more refractious [comparative], most refractious [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} refractious (comparative more refractious, superlative most refractious)
  1. (archaic) refractory Tags: archaic
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