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.

Words related to unhesitating

willingly, plainly, publicly, candidly, fully, honestly, simply, readily, blatantly, unabashedly, brazenly, unashamedly, flagrantly, rapidly, swiftly, speedily, quickly, directly, hastily, instantly

Words nearby unhesitating

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

Origin of unhesitating

1745–55; un-¹ + hesitating

OTHER WORDS FROM unhesitating

un·hes·i·tat·ing·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for unhesitatingly

Could it be by exuding sunshine and optimism, and unhesitatingly reaching across the aisle?
Nevada Guv Faces Fans and Foes in Reelection|Lloyd Green|March 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Never having seen or heard a peacock, she unhesitatingly circled the ad, seized, as if by instinct, and passed it to her mother.
Flannery Feathers Her Nest|Brad Gooch|February 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I say unhesitatingly that the answer to the first is "Yes," and the answer to the second "Nowhere."
The English Novel|George Saintsbury
As it showed no evidence of use, Olear unhesitatingly slid down into it.
Astounding Stories, June, 1931|Various

Unhesitatingly I answer: Of that Governments not daring, for very decencys sake, to proceed to extremities.
The Gunpowder Plot and Lord Mounteagle's Letter|Henry Hawkes Spink Jr.
Had the French people shown the least moderation or wisdom, he would have unhesitatingly sided with them against their oppressors.
Gouverneur Morris|Theodore Roosevelt
She ran to the dungheap, and unhesitatingly picked up a worm she found there.
Abbe Mouret's Transgression|Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for unhesitatingly

unhesitating

/ (ʌnˈhɛzɪˌteɪtɪŋ) /

adjective

steadfast; unwaveringunhesitating loyalty

without hesitation; prompt

Derived forms of unhesitating

unhesitatingly, adverb

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