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re⋅sis⋅tive

[ri-zis-tiv]
–adjective
capable of or inclined to resistance; resisting.

Origin:
1595–1605; resist + -ive


re⋅sis⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
re⋅sis⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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re·sis·tive   (rĭ-zĭs'tĭv)   
adj.  Of, tending toward, or marked by resistance: a person resistive to change.
re·sis'tive·ly adv., re·sis'tive·ness n.
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