renitent
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Sister Ailan considered Taisin’s flushed face, her renitent posture.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
Adj. elastic, flexible, tensile, spring, resilient, renitent, buoyant; ductile, stretchable, extendable.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
Adj. counteracting &c. v.; antagonistic, conflicting, retroactive, renitent, reactionary; contrary &c.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
Some of them conceive of the breach of law as taking place without the employment of force; these teachings may be characterized as renitent.
From Anarchism by Paul Eltzbacher
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