ren·i·tent (rn
-t
nt, r
-n
t
nt)
adj.
1. Resistant to physical pressure; not pliant.
2. Reluctant to yield or be swayed; recalcitrant.
[Latin ren
t
ns, ren
tent-, present participle of ren
t
, to resist : re-, re- + n
t
, to press forward.]







ren
i·tence, ren
i·ten·cy n.

