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resistful

resistful adjective: putting up much resistance; resistant.

Adjective

resistful (comparative more resistful, superlative most resistful)

  1. Putting up much resistance; resistant

Forms of resistful

comparativemore resistful
superlativemost resistful

Origin of resistful

From resist + -ful.

Questions about resistful

What does resistful mean?
Resistful means putting up much resistance; resistant.
What part of speech is resistful?
Resistful is an adjective.

Words near resistful in the dictionary

  1. resistents
  2. resister
  3. resisters
  4. resistest
  5. resisteth
  6. resistful
  7. resistibilities
  8. resistibility
  9. resistible
  10. resistibleness
  11. resistibly

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