Both Uses
resilient
in
There There, by Tommy Orange
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- And don't make the mistake of calling us resilient.†
p. 137.6 *resilient = able to withstand strain and/or quickly recover from it
- Would you call an attempted murder victim resilient?†
p. 137.7
Definitions:
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(1)
(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
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)