1 able to feel better quickly after sth unpleasant such as shock, injury, etc:
He'll get over it-young people are amazingly resilient. * These plants are very resilient to rough handling.
2 (of a substance) returning to its original shape after being bent, stretched, or pressed
resiliently adverb
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