Renitent Definition

rĕnĭ-tənt, rĭ-nītnt
adjective
Resisting pressure; resistant.
Webster's New World
Opposing stubbornly; recalcitrant.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Renitent

  • Latin renītēns renītent- present participle of renītī to resist re- re- nītī to press forward

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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RREREN

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TNTENT

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renitent

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