9 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
adjective exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance
adjective disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
originEtymology tree English resist Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English resistive From resist + -ive.
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