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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.