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Resistant to control or authority

Stubborn or unmanageable

Not compressible

Adjective

Resistant to control or authority

Adjective

Stubborn or unmanageable

stubborn as a mule

insurrectionary

unaccommodating

self-opinionated

undisciplinable

ill-disciplined

set in one's ways

insurrectionist

obstinately disobedient

attention-seeking

individualistic

passive-aggressive

not giving an inch

full of mischief

unfavourable^UK

confrontational

like a loose cannon

without law and order

disorganized^US

lacking self-control

dyed-in-the-wool

disorganised^UK

difficult to handle

as stubborn as a mule

causing trouble

uncompassionate

set in your ways

standing one's ground

tough nut to crack

proof against persuasion

ill-humoured^UK

as cross as two sticks

on a short fuse

like a bear with a sore head

having got out of bed the wrong side

full of ups and downs

full of conflict

full of confusion

full of upheavals

full of determination

bound and determined

meaning business

with a will of one's own

determined to have one's own way

sticking to one's guns

overenthusiastic

stop at nothing

self-disciplined

in for long haul

unimpressionable

unreciprocating

single-minded about

through and through

tall in the saddle

on one's mettle

committed to the idea of

unchallengeable

solid as a rock

hold your ground

through-and-through

keen as mustard

not cooperative

set in concrete

not discouraged

obsessive about

inflexible about

fanatical about

tough as old boots

as tough as old boots

intensely competitive

fiercely competitive

having killer instinct

playing hard ball

be out for blood

nose to the grindstone

over-enthusiastic

unconcerned with

dispassionate about

unresponsive to

to listen blind

holding fixed views

over-particular

hard to satisfy

over-censorious

high-maintenance

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“Capulet's attitude to his refractory daughter is precisely that of my Muslim patients' fathers.”

Adjective

Not compressible

stiff as a board

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