1. adjective /ɹɪˈfɹæk.təɹ.i/
Mr. Weller knocked at the door, and after a pretty long interval—occupied by the party without, in whistling a tune, and by the party within, in persuading a refractory flat candle to allow itself to be lighted
b) Not affected by great heat.
Many of the vague and refractory cases of neck and shoulder pain and of migraine may be due to cervical disc disease.
See Also: refractive, refraction
2. noun /ɹɪˈfɹæk.təɹ.i/
A material or piece of material, such as a brick, that has a very high melting point.
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