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unbendingly

unbendingly

 

  1  definition  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.