unbending

[ uhn-ben-ding ]
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adjective
  1. not bending or curving; inflexible; rigid.

  2. refusing to yield or compromise; resolute.

  1. austere or formal; aloof.

Origin of unbending

1
First recorded in 1545–55; un-1 + bend1 + -ing2

Other words from unbending

  • un·bend·ing·ly, adverb
  • un·bend·ing·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for unbending

unbending

/ (ʌnˈbɛndɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. rigid or inflexible

  2. characterized by sternness or severity: an unbending rule

Derived forms of unbending

  • unbendingly, adverb
  • unbendingness, noun

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