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

a weakened immune system that rendered him unresistant to pneumonia the kitten was surprisingly unresistant when the vet examined her
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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

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 26 Nov. 2024.

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