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uncompromising

[uhn-kom-pruh-mahy-zing] Origin

un·com·pro·mis·ing

[uhn-kom-pruh-mahy-zing]
adjective
1.
not admitting of compromise or adjustment of differences; making no concessions; inaccessible to flexible bargaining; unyielding: an uncompromising attitude.
2.
without reservation or exception; undeviating; absolute, as believing in or adhering to a principle, position, or the like: an uncompromising abolitionist.

Origin:
1820–30; un-1 + compromising

un·com·pro·mis·ing·ly, adverb
un·com·pro·mis·ing·ness, noun


1. rigid, obstinate. 2. firm, steadfast.

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uncompromising (ʌnˈkɒmprəˌmaɪzɪŋ)
 
adj
not prepared to give ground or to compromise
 
un'compromisingly
 
adv
 
un'compromisingness
 
n

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uncompromising
1828, from un- (1) "not" + gerundive of compromise.
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