unbending
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Adjective
[edit]unbending (comparative more unbending, superlative most unbending)
- inflexible and not yielding
- very reserved, aloof and asocial
Translations
[edit]inflexible
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Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]unbending
- present participle and gerund of unbend
Noun
[edit]unbending (plural unbendings)
- The act of one who unbends.
- 1838, The Eclectic Review:
- He was a frequent visitor at Wimbledon where Mr. Wilberforce now resided, and the following account is given of his social unbendings.
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