renitent adjective.
[rɪ'nʌɪt(ǝ)nt, 'rɛnɪt(ǝ)nt] Now
rare.
E18.[French rénitent, later from Latin renitent- pres. ppl stem of reniti struggle against, resist: see -ENT.]1. Offering physical resistance; resisting pressure, hard.
E18.2. Recalcitrant, reluctant.
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