unbending
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Unbending \Un*bend"ing\, a. [In senses 1, 2, and 3, pref. un-
not + bending; in sense 4, properly p. pr. of unbend.]
1. Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to
pressure; stiff; -- applied to material things.
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Flies o'er the unbending corn, and skims along the
main. --Pope.
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2. Unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or
influence; inflexible; resolute; -- applied to persons.
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3. Unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; -- applied to
abstract ideas; as, unbending truths.
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4. Devoted to relaxation or amusement. [R.]
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It may entertain your lordships at an unbending
hour. --Rowe.
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{Un*bend"ing*ness}, n.
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from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Unbend \Un*bend"\ ([u^]n*b[e^]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unbent}
([u^]n*b[e^]nt"); 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.
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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.
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You do unbend your noble strength. --Shak.
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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.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
127 Moby Thesaurus words for "unbending":
adamant, adamantine, aloof, arrowlike, cast-iron, constant,
dead straight, direct, distant, dour, even, firm, fixed, flat,
flinty, fundamentalist, grim, hard, hard-core, hidebound,
horizontal, immovable, immutable, implacable, impliable, in a line,
inductile, inelastic, inexorable, inextensible, inextensile,
inextensional, inflexible, insociable, intractable, intractile,
intransigent, iron, ironbound, ironclad, ironhanded,
irreconcilable, irresilient, level, lineal, linear, loyal,
muscle-bound, nonelastic, nonstretchable, obdurate, obstinate,
offish, orthodox, procrustean, purist, puristic, puritan,
puritanic, rectilineal, rectilinear, relentless, reserved, right,
rigid, rigorist, rigoristic, rigorous, rock-ribbed, rockbound,
ruler-straight, set, settled, single-minded, smooth, sot,
standoffish, staunch, steadfast, steady, steely, stern, stiff,
straight, straight-cut, straight-front, straight-side,
straightlaced, straitlaced, streamlined, stubborn, true,
unaffected, unalterable, unapproachable, unbent, unbowed, unbroken,
unchangeable, uncommunicative, uncompromising, uncurved,
undeflectable, undeflected, undeviating, undistorted, unextendible,
unextensible, unflappable, unflexible, ungiving, uninterrupted,
unlimber, unmalleable, unmoved, unpliable, unpliant, unrelenting,
unshaken, unswayable, unswerving, untractable, unturned,
unyielding, upright, vertical, withdrawn
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