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intransigent(dictionary)

intransigent (iou)



intransigent adjective & noun. Also intransigeant. L19.
[French, from Spanish los intransigentes the party of the extreme left in the Spanish Cortes (1873-4); ult. formed as IN-3 + pres. pple of Latin transigere come to an understanding: see TRANSACT, -ENT.]
A. adjective. Unwilling to negotiate or make any concession; obdurate, uncompromising. L19.
A. MacLean The Lieutenant..is uncooperative, intransigent and downright disobedient. C. Peters The Duke of Wellington's intransigent stand against reform might block the passage of the bill.
b. noun. An uncompromising holder of (orig. republican) principles. L19.
intransigentism noun the republican principles of the early intransigents L19.
intransigently adverb E20.