Re: Words you hate
Sadly, that is not how you spell it. The SMB spelling sharks will soon scent your blood in the water.
And it doesn't literally mean the bad guys, either:
intransigent [ɪnˈtrænsɪdʒənt]
adj
not willing to compromise; obstinately maintaining an attitude
n also in'transigentist
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an intransigent person, esp in politics
[from Spanish los intransigentes the uncompromising (ones), a name adopted by certain political extremists, from in-1 + transigir to compromise, from Latin transigere to settle; see transact]
intransigence , intransigency n
intransigently adv
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Cheerful stabbing tramps.
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