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