Both Uses of
resilient
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- Moving through the towering black figures was terrifying: The eyeless faces hidden beneath their hoods turned as he passed, and he felt sure that they sensed him, sensed, perhaps, a human presence that still had some hope, some resilience….†
Chpt 13
- Harry left the tent to search the woods around them for the oldest, most gnarled, and resilient-looking tree he could find.
Chpt 15 *resilient = able to withstand strain
Definition:
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(resilient) able to withstand strain and/or quickly recover from it -- such as a person retaining a positive attitude, or a material returning to its shape after being bent, stretched, or pressed