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unflinching

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un⋅flinch⋅ing

  [uhn-flin-ching]
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–adjective
not flinching; unshrinking: unflinching courage.
Origin:
1720–30; un- 1 + flinch 1 + -ing 2

Related forms:
un⋅flinch⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
steady, constant, steadfast, unfaltering.
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un·flinch·ing   (ŭn-flĭn'chĭng)   
adj.  Showing neither fear nor indecision; resolute.
un·flinch'ing·ly adv., un·flinch'ing·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

unflinching 
1728, from un- (1) "not" + gerundive of flinch.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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