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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To summarize, then, we may say that negativism is apparently the result of a desire to be left alone, and that muscular resistiveness is a larval exhibition of the same tendency.
From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by John T. (John Thompson) MacCurdy
Mental activity is evidenced by a muscular resistiveness or retention of urine.
From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by John T. (John Thompson) MacCurdy
In the intervals she showed an intense muscular resistiveness.
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
Tube-feeding too was for the most part necessary, the resistiveness continuing as before.
From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by John T. (John Thompson) MacCurdy
