Unbending definition

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Not yielding; inflexible.

An unbending will to dominate.

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Aloof and often antisocial; extremely reserved.

An unbending manner.

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Not bending.
  • Rigid; stiff.
  • Firm; resolute.
  • Aloof; austere.
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A relaxation of restraint, severity, etc.
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Present participle of unbend.
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Noun

Singular:
unbending
Plural:
unbendings

Unbending Sentence Examples

  • An organized hierarchy, a definitive canon of the Holy Scriptures, a confession of faith and rule of faith, and unbending doctrinal discipline, these were the means employed.

  • Is the class structure rigid and unbending?

  • With unbending dignity, however, he retained his antagonism; and shortly afterwards he was one of the thirteen cardinals who refused to attend the ceremony of the emperor's marriage with Marie Louise.

  • He is the typical exponent in Syriac of unbending Catholic orthodoxy.

  • Others, which may be called " earth-tiltings," show themselves by a slow bending and unbending of the surface, so that a post stuck in the ground, vertical to begin with, does not remain vertical, but inclines now to one side and now to another, the plane of the ground in which it stands shifting relatively to the horizon.

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