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Unbendingly

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. [1913 Webster] -- Un*bend"ing*ly, adv. -- Un*bend"ing*ness, n.

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unbendingly

adv. Without bending; with rigid adherence to a principle etc.

Usage examples of "unbendingly".

Was it because they were too unbendingly alike that they fought and could not come to terms, as Janyn had said?