"renitent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹɛnɪtənt/ Forms: more renitent [comparative], most renitent [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin renītēns, present participle of renītor (“resist, struggle”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|renītēns}} Latin renītēns Head templates: {{en-adj}} renitent (comparative more renitent, superlative most renitent)
  1. resistant to physical pressure; unyielding
    Sense id: en-renitent-en-adj-MOTt6HPg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
  2. resistant to compulsion; recalcitrant
    Sense id: en-renitent-en-adj-HvZeKC7L
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          "ref": "1987, Gene Wolfe, chapter VI, in The Urth of the New Sun, 1st US edition, New York: Tor Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 38:",
          "text": "[…]I could see the renitent surface under my feet and the mossy walls about me[…]",
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