/rɪˈzɪl.i.ənt/ · adjective
Takes the hit, bends all the way down, and springs back to shape.
from Latin resilire, to leap back — re- 'back' + salire 'to jump'.
“The town was resilient; a year after the flood, its streets were louder than before.”
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