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Persistently opposing
Answer for the clue "Persistently opposing ", 8 letters:
renitent
Word definitions for renitent in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 resistant to physical pressure; unyielding 2 resistant to compulsion; recalcitrant
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Renitent \Re*ni"tent\ (-tent), a. [L. renitens, -entis, p. pr. of renit to strive or struggle against, resist; pref. re- re- + niti to struggle or strive: cf. F. r['e]nitent.] Resisting pressure or the effect of it; acting against impulse by elastic ...
Usage examples of renitent.
One intuits that the potential for metapsychic calamity still lurks within the Mind of this highly renitent people.