Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Resistive \Re*sist"ive\ (-?v), a.
   Serving to resist. --B. Jonsosn.

Source : WordNet®

resistive
     adj 1: exhibiting or relating to electrical resistance; "resistive
            load"
     2: disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
        [syn: {insubordinate}, {resistant}]