un·flinch·ing

[uhn-flin-ching]
adjective
not flinching; unshrinking: unflinching courage.

Origin:
1720–30; un-1 + flinch1 + -ing2

un·flinch·ing·ly, adverb


steady, constant, steadfast, unfaltering.
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unflinching (ʌnˈflɪntʃɪŋ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
not shrinking from danger, difficulty, etc
 
un'flinchingly
 
adv

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Unflinching is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Word Origin & History

unflinching
1728, from un- (1) "not" + gerundive of flinch.
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Example sentences
How this affects their careers as well as their personal lives is explored with
  unflinching honesty by the filmmakers.
Under managed capitalism, big companies offered long-term security in return
  for unflinching loyalty.
If profligacy has been their social imperative, its moral corollary is
  unflinching tolerance.
It must spell them out with unflinching clarity to the voting public.
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