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Renitent

//ˈɹɛnɪtənt// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    resistant to physical pressure; unyielding

    "[…]I could see the renitent surface under my feet and the mossy walls about me[…]"

  2. 2
    resistant to compulsion; recalcitrant

Etymology

From Latin renītēns, present participle of renītor (“resist, struggle”).

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