Hypertext Webster Gateway: "unbendingly"

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.


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