undauntable
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of undauntable
First recorded in 1580–1590; un- 1 ( def. ) + daunt ( def. ) + -able ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Virile in movement, a striking figure, there seemed all of command, something heroic even in the rugged strength, something absolutely undauntable about the man.
From The Belovéd Traitor by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard
Having a tempter about him of Vautrin's calibre, strong, undauntable, as humorous as Dickens' Jingle, but infinitely more unscrupulous and dangerous, Rastignac is gained over, in spite of his first repulsion.
From Balzac by Frederick Lawton
"Sure," grinned Stanton, with all the deceptive, undauntable optimism of the Just-Awakened.
From Molly Make-Believe by Walter Tittle
Gentlemen, nothing was more remarkable in these fine descendants of our forefathers than the invincible determination with which they fought against odds, and the undauntable spirit with which they resisted defeat.
From Speeches: Literary and Social by Charles Dickens
Mr. Bagley entered, red-faced from the weather, but undaunted and undauntable, and with the unconscious air of conferring a favor on Miss Kenby by his coming, despite his manifest admiration.
From The Mystery of Murray Davenport A Story of New York at the Present Day by Robert Neilson Stephens
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