unhesitating

[ uhn-hez-i-tey-ting ]

/ ʌnˈhɛz ɪˌteɪ tɪŋ /

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adjective

without hesitation; not delayed by uncertainty: an unhesitating decision.

unwavering; unfaltering; steady: an unhesitating adherence to duty.

Nearby words

unheated, unheeded, unhelm, unhelpful, unheralded, unhesitating, unhesitatingly, unhindered, unhinge, unhinged, unhip

Origin of unhesitating

1745–55; un-¹ + hesitating

Related formsun·hes·i·tat·ing·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for unhesitating

And that's what prevents me from answering this question with an unhesitating yes.
Do You Know Someone Who Fought in Iraq, Ctd?|David Frum|March 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It might however be the case that in such circumstances duty required her to give him at once an unhesitating answer.
The Vicar of Bullhampton|Anthony Trollope
The answer of the Republican Government was frank and unhesitating.
World's War Events, Vol. I|Various
"Because you shouldn't take fright and leave him," was the unhesitating reply.
Put Yourself in His Place|Charles Reade

"That last comes nearer the truth than anything you have said yet," was Mrs Jim's unhesitating verdict.
Captain Desmond, V.C.|Maud Diver
Such qualities naturally commanded his respect, though he probably was not an unhesitating disciple.
The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I.|Sir Leslie Stephen

British Dictionary definitions for unhesitating

unhesitating

/ (ʌnˈhɛzɪˌteɪtɪŋ) /

adjective

steadfast; unwaveringunhesitating loyalty

without hesitation; prompt

Derived Formsunhesitatingly, adverb

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unhesitating

adjective

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Origin of unhesitating

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British Dictionary definitions for unhesitating

unhesitating

adjective