Thesaurus: unbending
of Unbend
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Definitions
- p. pr. & vb. n. of Unbend
- a. Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to pressure; stiff; -- applied to material things.
- a. Unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or influence; inflexible; resolute; -- applied to persons.
- a. Unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; -- applied to abstract ideas; as, unbending truths.
- a. Devoted to relaxation or amusement.
- adj. incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances
- j:100 v straighten up or out; make straight v unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay v free from flexure v make less taut v become less tense, rest, or take one's ease v release from mental strain, tension, or formality s incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances