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I always thought she was resilient, and it’s a bit of a shock to see how unresilient she is.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2020

Yet, prompted still by the cells and equally unaware of it, it occurred to him that a lovely saint may resemble a vase that is exquisite, but unresilient and perhaps even empty.

From The Paliser case by Saltus, Edgar

Andrews, stood irresolutely for a while with his head bent, then went with unresilient steps up the alley, through the hole in the hedge and into Babette's kitchen.

From Three Soldiers by Dos Passos, John

There was a sodden, utterly unresilient stillness in the room, as if all the high officers of the fleet were corpses and the king himself, though he spoke, was not less dead.

From Talents, Incorporated by Leinster, Murray

I can remember now my sense of frustration by her unresilient reply.

From Tono Bungay by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)