— resiliently , adv.
/ri zil"yeuhnt, -zil"ee euhnt/ , adj.
1. springing back; rebounding.
2. returning to the original form or position after being bent, compressed, or stretched.
3. recovering readily from illness, depression, adversity, or the like; buoyant.
[ 1635-45; resilient- (s. of resiliens ), prp. of resilire to spring back, equiv. to re- RE- + -sil-, comb. form of salire to leap, jump + -ent- -ENT); see SALIENT ]
Syn. 1. elastic, flexible, springy.