slacken
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become less active, vigorous, intense, etc.
unslackened
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a word derived from
slacken.
Example Sentences
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But the firmness of his purpose, the clearness of his convictions, remained unslackened and unclouded.
From The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
Rolling heavily, she still came on, perhaps a mile away, with unslackened speed.
From The League of the Leopard by Harold Bindloss
The most difficult thing in all art is to maintain the imaginative tension unslackened throughout a considerable period.
From The Author's Craft by Arnold Bennett
The boat kept on with unslackened speed and the boys grew somewhat uneasy as the tumbling breakers grew plainer to the sight.
From The Rushton Boys at Treasure Cove Or, The Missing Chest of Gold by Spencer Davenport
The banter, the songs, the laughter, the chorus of tongues, went on unslackened by his presence.
From Under Two Flags by Ouida
