Baserunning blunders costs the Twins whatever chance they had in the AL playoffs. But John Sterling came down hardest on one particular runner. Gomez? Punto? Take a guess...
Main Entry: re·cal·ci·trant Pronunciation: \-trÉ™nt\ Function: adjective Etymology: 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 heel Date: 1843 1 : obstinately defiant of authority or restraint
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Were those ALL Alphonso?
ReplyDeleteMain Entry: re·cal·ci·trant
ReplyDeletePronunciation: \-trənt\
Function: adjective
Etymology: 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 heel
Date: 1843
1 : obstinately defiant of authority or restraint
I enjoy the gratuitous use of Ecstasy of Gold in these little videos.
ReplyDeleteThey were all me except fpr the babe.
ReplyDeleteThen, again, I was younger last week.
And more "fit."
And faster and more elusive.
Thanks for asking.
Thank you SRF. I immediately jumped at that one as well.
ReplyDeleteSo what word did he mean instead of "recalcitrant"? Miscreant? Recreational nudist? Reactionary?
ReplyDeleteOr is he coining this word as a noun?
Random House Unabridged Dictionary gives a third definition of recalcitrant as a noun - a recalcitrant person.
ReplyDeleteAs usual, John is broadening our knowledge of the English language with his commentary.