uncomplying

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The law commandeth mercy, not compliance: And thus for mercy's sake he's uncomplying.

From Nathan the Wise; a dramatic poem in five acts by Taylor, William

Adj. refusing &c. v.; restive, restiff†; recusant; uncomplying, unconsenting; not willing to hear of, deaf to. refused &c. v.; ungranted, out of the question, not to be thought of, impossible.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

He not only felt the uncomplying message of the queen as a sufficient mortification to his personal vanity, but as a public attack upon his influence and power as a king.

From Female Scripture Biographies, Volume I by Cox, Francis Augustus

This man," continues Nicholas, "displayed upon every occasion a more uncomplying spirit of independence than any of the other chiefs.

From John Rutherford, the White Chief by Craik, George Lillie

Adj. refusing &c. v.; restive, restiff|; recusant; uncomplying, unconsenting; not willing to hear of, deaf to. refused &c. v.; ungranted, out of the question, not to be thought of, impossible.

From Roget's Thesaurus by Roget, Peter Mark