renitent

[ ri-nahyt-nt, ren-i-tuhnt ]
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adjective
  1. resisting pressure; resistant.

  2. persistently opposing; recalcitrant.

Origin of renitent

1
1695–1705; <Latin renītent- (stem of renītēns), present participle of renītī to resist, equivalent to re-re- + nīt(ī) to strive, make an effort + -ent--ent

Other words from renitent

  • re·ni·ten·cy, re·ni·tence, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for renitent

renitent

/ (rɪˈnaɪtənt, ˈrɛnɪtənt) /


adjectiverare
  1. reluctant; recalcitrant

  2. not flexible

Origin of renitent

1
C18: from Latin renītī to strive afresh, from re- + nītī to endeavour

Derived forms of renitent

  • renitence or renitency, noun

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