Definition of Unbending

Un`bend´ing
a.1.Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to pressure; stiff; - applied to material things.
Flies o'er the 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.
It may entertain your lordships at an unbending hour.
- Rowe.


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