renitent

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ren·i·tent

(rĕn′ĭ-tənt, rĭ-nīt′nt)

adj.

1. Resistant to physical pressure; not pliant.

2. Reluctant to yield or be swayed; recalcitrant.

[Latin renītēns, renītent-, present participle of renītī, to resist : re-, re- + nītī, to press forward.]

ren′i·tence, ren′i·ten·cy n.

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renitent

(rɪˈnaɪtənt; ˈrɛnɪtənt)

adj

1. reluctant; recalcitrant

2. not flexible

[C18: from Latin renītī to strive afresh, from re- + nītī to endeavour]

reˈnitence, reˈnitency n

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renitent

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Tending to resist, as an influence or idea:

resistant, resisting, resistive.

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