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renitent |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Renitent \Re*ni"tent\ (-tent), a. [L. renitens, -entis, p. pr of renit to strive or struggle against, resist; pref. re- re- + niti to struggle or strive: cf F. r['e]nitent.] 1. Resisting pressure or the effect of it acting against impulse by elastic force. ``[Muscles] soft and yet renitent.'' --Ray. 2. Persistently opposed.
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