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unbent

[ uhn-bent ]
/ ʌnˈbɛnt /
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verb
simple past tense and past participle of unbend.
adjective
not bent; unbowed.
not having yielded or submitted.
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Origin of unbent

1475–85; (in defs. 2, 3) un-1 + bent1

Words nearby unbent

unbeliever, unbelieving, unbelt, unbend, unbending, unbent, unbiased, unbiblical, unbidden, unbind, unbirthday
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Words related to unbent

consecutive, nonstop, short, smooth, solid, straightforward, successive, true, beeline, direct, even, horizontal, invariable, level, perpendicular, plumb, right, running, square, upright

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British Dictionary definitions for unbent

unbent
/ (ʌnˈbɛnt) /
verb
the past tense and past participle of unbend
adjective
not bent or bowed
not compelled to yield or give way by force
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