Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (2)
1.
exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance;
- Example: "resistive load"2.
disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority;
[syn: insubordinate, resistant, resistive]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Resistive \Re*sist"ive\ (-?v), a.
Serving to resist. --B. Jonsosn.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
resistive
adj 1: exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance;
"resistive load"
2: disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
[syn: insubordinate, resistant, resistive]