adj.
Of, tending toward, or marked by resistance: a person resistive to change.
resistively re·sis'tive·ly adv.
resistiveness re·sis'tive·ness n.
resistive
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adjective
- Having the capacity to withstand: immune, impervious, insusceptible, proof, resistant, unsusceptible. See resist/yield.
- Tending to resist, as an influence or idea: renitent, resistant, resisting. See resist/yield.
| WordNet: resistive |
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The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance
Pertains to noun: resistance (meaning #3)
Meaning #2:
disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
Synonyms: insubordinate, resistant
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