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    [Adjective]  | "re*frac*to*ry" | \ ri-ˈfrak-t(ə-)rē \


    1: resisting control or authority : stubborn, unmanageable

    2: resistant to treatment or cure

    3: unresponsive to stimulus

    Origin: 1606 ;

     Alteration of refractary, from Latin refractarius, irregular from refragari to oppose, from re- + -fragari (as in suffragari to support with one's vote);

    [Noun]  | "refractory" 


    1: a refractory person or thing; especially : a heat-resisting ceramic material

    Origin: 1627 ;

    [Noun]  | "refractory period" 


    1: the brief period immediately following the response especially of a muscle or nerve before it recovers the capacity to make a second response —called also refractory phase

    Origin: circa 1880 ;

    [Adjective]  | "refractory" 


    1: given to resisting authority or another's control;


      * e.g., " ... refractory players will be ejected from the game "




    2: given to resisting control or discipline by others;


      * e.g., " ... believing that rules are only for other people, he's been refractory virtually his entire life "




     [ "refractory" ]

    1: What is a place where you can go to get fractORRZZED. Again.

      * e.g.,  ... Oh wow dude, I'm so not fracted no more. I gots to lob at teh refractory yo! 

     [ "refractory period" ]

    1: A period of great sadness. Specifically, the time after male ejaculation during which he is not able to maintain another erection.

      * e.g.,  ... Ellen is so hot, I don't even experience a refractory period after I bang her, I can go straight through all night. 

     [ "Refractory Period" ]

    1: The period of great sadness that occurs between the time a man ejaculates and when a man can become erect again. Also known as "The Great Depression"

      * e.g.,  ... After ejacualating into Susan's face, Billy experienced a refractory period 

     [ "caffeine refractory" ]

    1: In state in which you are so tired, no amount of caffeine consumption has any effect on you.

      * e.g.,  ... Sydney: “Dude, I’m so freaking tired I’ve had like 6 cups of coffee and it’s done absolutely nothing, except I’m all jittery.” Nick: “You hit that caffeine refractory state. Sucks.” 

     [ "sexual refractory period" ]

    1: The ~15 minutes a male has following an orgasm where all his thoughts are clear.

      * e.g.,  ... He knew as soon as he entered the sexual refractory period that he had made a horrible, horrible mistake. 

     [ "Textual Refractory Period" ]

    1: The amount of time it takes someone to return a text message.

      * e.g.,  ... - I sent her a text message over three hours ago! I don’t know if she’s ignoring me or if she just has a long textual refractory period. 

     [ "Refractory jerk" ]

    1: Unsatisfying and unpleasurable masturbation after a man has just ejaculated because the ability to achieve a strong erection is limited due to the refractory period, a physiological period of time that prevents men from having multiple erections and orgasms.

      * e.g.,  ... I found myself still horny after masturbating last night, so I tried a refractory jerk that left me sore and unsatisfied. masturbation, masterbate, jerk off, jack off, masterburnt, pleasuring oneself 

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