undauntable
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of undauntable
First recorded in 1580–1590; un- 1 ( def. ) + daunt ( def. ) + -able ( def. )
Example Sentences
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"Sure," grinned Stanton, with all the deceptive, undauntable optimism of the Just-Awakened.
From Molly Make-Believe by Tittle, Walter
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 Dickens, Charles
There is something sublime about this magnificient isolation, this splendid self-reliance, this undaunted and undauntable self-sufficiency—these are traits which the world is wont to ascribe to beings more than mortal.
From A History of Science, Volume 5(of 5) Aspects Of Recent Science by Williams, Henry Smith
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 Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)
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 Lawton, Frederick
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