Tuesday 19th April
2016
Intransigent or intransigeant
\ [in-tran-si-juh nt]
adjectiveadjective
1. refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible.
2. a person who refuses to agree or compromise, as in politics.
Quote
He had scolded Ifemelu as a child for being recalcitrant, mutinous, intransigent,
words that made her little actions seem epic and almost prideworthy.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Americanah 2013
Origin
Intransigent finds its roots in the Latin term trānsigere meaning "to come to
an agreement." It entered English in the late 1800’s.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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