RESISTIBLY

Etymology

Adverb

resistibly (comparative more resistibly, superlative most resistibly)

Such that it can be resisted.

Source: Wiktionary


RESISTIBLE

Re*sist"i*ble (r-zst"-b'l), a. Etym: [Cf. F. résistible.]

Definition: Capable of being resisted; as, a resistible force. Sir M. Hale.

– Re*sist"i*ble*ness, n.

– Re*sist"i*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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