un determined

de·ter·mined

[dih-tur-mind]
adjective
1.
resolute; staunch: the determined defenders of the Alamo.
2.
decided; settled; resolved.
3.
Grammar. (of a phonetic feature) predictable from its surrounding context.

Origin:
1490–1500; determine + -ed2

de·ter·mined·ly [dih-tur-mind-lee, -muh-nid-lee] , adverb
de·ter·mined·ness, noun
post·de·ter·mined, adjective
un·de·ter·mined, adjective


1. inflexible, unfaltering, unwavering.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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determined (dɪˈtɜːmɪnd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
of unwavering mind; resolute; firm
 
de'terminedly
 
adv
 
de'terminedness
 
n

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determined
1560s, "decided," pp. adj. from determine. Meaning "limited" is from c.1600; that of "characterized by resolution" is from c.1600, of actions; 1772, of persons.
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