Unbending
1Unbending — Un*bend ing, a. [In senses 1, 2, and 3, pref. un not + bending; in sense 4, properly p. pr. unbend.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to pressure; stiff; applied to material things. [1913 Webster] Flies o er… …
2unbending — I adjective adamant, durus, firm, fixed, hard, immobile, immovable, implacable, inflexible, intractable, intransigent, narrow minded, obdurate, obstinate, relentless, renitent, resistant, resolute, rigid, rigidus, stern, stiff, straight,… …
3unbending — [adj] rigid, tough aloof, crisp, distant, do or die*, dug in*, firm, formal, hard as nails*, hard line*, hold one’s ground*, hold the fort*, hold the line*, incompliant, inelastic, inexorable, inflexible, intractable, locked in*, obdurate,… …
4unbending — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ austere and inflexible …
5unbending — [unben′diŋ] adj. not bending; specif., a) rigid; stiff b) firm; resolute c) aloof; austere n. [< UNBEND] a relaxation of restraint, severity, etc. unbendingly adv …
6unbending — adj. unbending in (unbending in one s manner) * * * [ʌn bendɪŋ] unbending in (unbending in one s manner) …
7unbending — [[t]ʌ̱nbe̱ndɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe a person or their behaviour as unbending, you mean that they have very strict beliefs and attitudes, which they are unwilling to change. He was rigid and unbending. ...her unbending opposition to the …
8Unbending — Unbend Un*bend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unbent}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Unbending}.] [1st pref. un + bend.] 1. To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow. [1913 Webster] 2. A remit from a strain or from… …
9unbending — adjective Etymology: 1un Date: circa 1688 1. not bending ; unyielding, inflexible < an unbending will > 2. aloof or unsocial in manner ; reserved …
10unbending — adjective unwilling to change your opinions, decisions etc: a stern, unbending man …
