unflinching

[ uhn-flin-ching ]

/ ʌnˈflɪn tʃɪŋ /

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adjective

not flinching; unshrinking: unflinching courage.

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Origin of unflinching

First recorded in 1720–30; un-¹ + flinch¹ + -ing²

SYNONYMS FOR unflinching

steady, constant, steadfast, unfaltering.

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Related formsun·flinch·ing·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for unflinchingly

He's dismissive to women and unflinchingly brutal to his enemies.
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From his earliest age he showed compulsive need to leave a mark, and to this end he unflinchingly dedicated his entire life.
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He laughed and played with his dinner-napkin, and condescendingly, but unflinchingly, looked at me.
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See him return calmly and unflinchingly to his work, beginning at the point at which he was interrupted.
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Unflinchingly he stands the inquisitorial glance, and for the time Phoebe is foiled.
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"Our love," he said, and looked her unflinchingly in the eye.
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His father's cool gray eyes were bent upon him kindly but unflinchingly.
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British Dictionary definitions for unflinchingly

unflinching

/ (ʌnˈflɪntʃɪŋ) /

adjective

not shrinking from danger, difficulty, etc

Derived Formsunflinchingly, adverb

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Word Origin and History for unflinchingly

unflinching

adj.

1728, from un- (1) "not" + gerundive of flinch (v.). Related: Unflinchingly.