resilient

Instead of being strong and resilient, bones become weak and brittle.

But one of the reasons why the group has been so resilient, he said, was its skill in utilizing propaganda.

Stephen Hawking is not only a bona fide genius, but also one of the most resilient men on the planet.

Organizations engaging in network are often diffuse, leaderless, and incredibly resilient.

This was the spirit of a resilient city — outraged, engaged, and unified.

Tactical use, by the enemy, of the more resilient units of the Landsturm for negotiating Belgian dykes.

The bedding rested on wide resilient straps fixed to the cross-bars at top and bottom of the bed.

His stubby black hoofs have a dense, rubbery, resilient broad heel.

The pastern joints above his striped hoofs were resilient as pliant springs.

The old man sensed his growing uneasiness but that resilient pride checked any apparition of modesty.