resistive
adjective
capable of or inclined to resistance; resisting.
resistiveness
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a word derived from
resistive.
Example Sentences
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In the more profound conditions it is represented by muscular resistiveness or rigidity, or refusal to swallow food when placed in the mouth.
From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by John T. (John Thompson) MacCurdy
A very large number of patients, when otherwise quite inactive, showed considerable response in their muscular resistiveness, the phenomena of which will be discussed shortly.
From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by John T. (John Thompson) MacCurdy
In addition to the muscular resistiveness she had shown, she would often bite the bed clothes or scratch herself when she was approached.
From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by John T. (John Thompson) MacCurdy
Sometimes one observes both general resistiveness and specific acts.
From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by John T. (John Thompson) MacCurdy
Besides from her strong resistiveness and constitutional obstinacy, she is liable every moment to turn short from the main point and spend her whole force upon some little one-side annoyance that might temporarily nettle her.
From The Grimké Sisters Sarah and Angelina Grimké: the First American Women Advocates of Abolition and Woman's Rights by Catherine H. Birney
