Category:Renitent

Re*ni"tent (-tent), a. Etym: [l. renitens, -entis, p. pr. of renit to Strive or struggle against, resist; pref. re- re- + niti to struggle Or strive: cf. F. rénitent.]

1. Resisting pressure or the effect of it; acting against impluse by Elastic force. "[muscles] soft and yet renitent." Ray.

2. Persistently opposed.