| renitent | 1. Resisting pressure or the effect of it; acting against impluse by elastic force. "[Muscles] soft and yet renitent." 2. Persistently opposed. Origin: L. Renitens, -entis, p. Pr. Of renit to strive or struggle against, resist; pref. Re- re- + niti to struggle or strive: cf. F. Renitent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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