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unbending |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Unbending \Un*bend"ing\, a. [In senses 1, 2, and 3, pref. un- not + bending; in sense 4, properly p. pr unbend.] 1. Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to pressure; stiff; -- applied to material things Flies o'er unbending corn, and skims along the main. --Pope. 2. Unyielding in will not subject to persuasion or influence; inflexible; resolute; -- applied to persons. 3. Unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; -- applied to abstract ideas; as unbending truths. 4. Devoted to relaxation or amusement. [R.] It may entertain your lordships at an unbending hour. --Rowe. -- {Un*bend"ing*ly}, adv -- {Un*bend"ing*ness}, n. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Unbend \Un*bend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unbent}; p. pr & vb n. {Unbending}.] [1st pref. un- + bend.] 1. To free from flexure; to make or allow to become straight; to loosen; as to unbend a bow. 2. A remit from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax; as to unbend the mind from study or care You do unbend your noble strength. --Shak. 3. (Naut.) a To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use b To cast loose or untie, as a rope. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: unbending adj : incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate" [syn: {inflexible}, {rigid}]
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