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unfaltering

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fal⋅ter

  [fawl-ter]
Use unfaltering in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
2. to speak hesitatingly or brokenly.
3. to move unsteadily; stumble.
–verb (used with object)
4. to utter hesitatingly or brokenly: to falter an apology.
–noun
5. the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
6. a faltering sound.
Origin:
1300–50; ME falteren, of obscure orig.; perh. akin to ON faltrast to bother with, be troubled with

Related forms:
fal⋅ter⋅er, noun
fal⋅ter⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History

falter 
c.1340, possibly from a Scand. source, or a frequentative of M.E. falden "to fold," infl. by fault.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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