unbending

[ uhn-ben-ding ]

/ ʌnˈbɛn dɪŋ /

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adjective

not bending or curving; inflexible; rigid.

refusing to yield or compromise; resolute.

austere or formal; aloof.

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Origin of unbending

First recorded in 1545–55; un-¹ + bend¹ + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM unbending

un·bend·ing·ly, adverbun·bend·ing·ness, noun

Words nearby unbending

unbelievably, unbeliever, unbelieving, unbelt, unbend, unbending, unbent, unbiased, unbiblical, unbidden, unbind

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How to use unbending in a sentence

Koop, a man of the far right, was standing tall and unbending.
C. Everett Koop: Pioneering Surgeon General Spurred Reagan Response to AIDS|Kent Sepkowitz|February 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Ayalon himself told me in in October 2010 that zero-enrichment is an unbending Israeli red line.
Who is Bibi preempting – Obama or Iran?|Trita Parsi|August 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Now those positions are coming back to haunt him as Republican activists demand a candidate of unbending right-wing convictions.
Why Mitt Romney Can’t Win|Peter Beinart|September 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Washington, unbending in his role as the noblest republican of them all, administered a severe blow to imperial pride.
Washington in Victory|Piers Brendon|October 10, 2008|DAILY BEAST

In his own opinion no better agent could have been found in the rle of a stern, unbending republican and fiery Jacobin.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
There were no holidays in the term Joan had set for herself, no unbending, no relaxation from her books.
The Flockmaster of Poison Creek|George W. Ogden
He was unbending, hard, and lucid only when he spoke on some detail of business, or on some point of policy.
The Prime Minister|Anthony Trollope
Dumiger and Marguerite stood side by side, alarmed, but still unbending; and yet the man who spoke to them was of great power.
International Weekly Miscellany, Vol. 1, No. 2, July 8, 1850|Various
As no one suffered inconvenience at his attitude, however, Shan Tien's expression assumed a more unbending cast.
Kai Lung's Golden Hours|Ernest Bramah

British Dictionary definitions for unbending

unbending

/ (ʌnˈbɛndɪŋ) /

adjective

rigid or inflexible

characterized by sternness or severityan unbending rule

Derived forms of unbending

unbendingly, adverbunbendingness, noun

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