undauntable
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of undauntable
First recorded in 1580–1590; un- 1 ( def. ) + daunt ( def. ) + -able ( def. )
Example Sentences
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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
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
She was resolute, he saw; undauntable; with no more fear of him than of a worm.
From Dombey and Son by Dickens, Charles
I could never tolerate the former group, for no one is perfect, and I was slowly drawing away from the undauntable latter group.
From Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Isaacson, Lauren Ann
Mr. Bagley entered, red-faced from the weather, but undaunted and undauntable, and with the unconscious air of conferring a favor on Miss Kenby by his coming, despite his manifest admiration.
From The Mystery of Murray Davenport A Story of New York at the Present Day by Stephens, Robert Neilson
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