unresistant

adjective

un·​re·​sis·​tant ˌən-ri-ˈzi-stənt How to pronounce unresistant (audio)
: not giving, capable of, or exhibiting resistance : not resistant
insects unresistant to pesticides

Examples of unresistant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Yet what has been most striking, in the years since Heller, is how generally unresistant Justices and judges have been to that interpretation. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 7 May 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unresistant was in 1832

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“Unresistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unresistant. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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