AZhitman wrote:Recalcitrant is the word you were looking for.
GRAMMER LESSON CONT'D... From WEBSTER: (Funny, I didn't see my picture next to this-- wife swears it was here...)
One entry found for recalcitrant.
Main Entry: re·cal·ci·trant Pronunciation: -tr&ntFunction: adjectiveEtymology: Late Latin recalcitrant-, recalcitrans, present participle of recalcitrare to be stubbornly disobedient, from Latin, to kick back, from re- + calcitrare to kick, from calc-, calx heel1 : obstinately defiant of authority or restraint2 a : difficult to manage or operate