unbending

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He could let bygones be bygones, for it was easy enough to be generous in the hour of his triumph He had it in him," one-time sceptics admitted Blood will tell," declared his supporters emphatically and there was now no dissenting voice to the oft-repeated aphorism Symes moved among his satellites with that benign unbending which is a recognized attribute of the truly great.

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  1. adjective Not yielding; inflexible: an unbending will to dominate.
  2. adjective Aloof and often antisocial; extremely reserved: an unbending manner.

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  • Allow me… This is Inspector Maigret, one of the leading lights of our Police Judiciaire Maigret was at his most unbending, his expression as little amiable as might be. —  Maigret and the Death of a Harbormaster—Simenon, Georges-15
  • He was arrogant, unbending, and had to have his way all the time. —  Garwood, Julie - The Prize
  • “Just a bit more.” As she heard his words she realized that she was stiff, unbending, as though she still fought against the illusionist. —  Ann Maxwell - Fire Dancer 1 - Fire Dancer (v1.0)
  • But he was too powerful, too overwhelming for her likes, she reminded herself; he would be like the stone walls of her fortress, unbending, and it would do her no good to become involved with such a man. —  Garwood, Julie - Gentle Warrior
  • Kazo thought of her mother as a bar of old iron, unbending, the surface scuffed but unreadable. —  AnalogSFF,December2007
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  1. from un- + bending.
  2. Verbal noun of unbend, v.
  3. from unbend + -ing.
 

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