Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Without bending; obstinately.
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- adverb Without
bending ; withrigid adherence to a principle etc.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Thus much I learned, that between the Pole and the Russian there was a marked line, which allowed of but little or no amalgamation between the two races, and that the Pole shrunk unbendingly from the society of his conquerors.
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If you're unbendingly religious to the point you refuse evolution as a concept, this is not the play for you.
Liz Black: Coming: A Rock Musical of Biblical Proportions Liz Black 2011
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Unlike humans, who get bored, computers can tirelessly play these strategies against each other and unbendingly stick to the rules.
SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011
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If you're unbendingly religious to the point you refuse evolution as a concept, this is not the play for you.
Liz Black: Coming: A Rock Musical of Biblical Proportions Liz Black 2011
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People are more likely to vote, believe in the principles of, and follow unbendingly someone who shares facial characteristics with themselves.
365 tomorrows » 2008 » October : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2008
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"If you don't, we're both finished," she said unbendingly.
The Clique 2010
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However, those who unbendingly insist on politically unsaleable policy planks like faith-based funding as the price for their support, either need a reality check, or must accept that they will exist only on the fringes of political life outside of any political party in Ontario.
You're In, Or You're Out ALW 2008
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Mr. Paul, indeed, was not so much a butler as a sort of steward or, even, chamberlain; he dined privately, but with almost as much pomp as his master; he was feared by all the servants; and he consulted with the prince decorously, but somewhat unbendingly -- rather as if he were the prince's solicitor.
The Father Brown Omnibus Chesterton, G. K. 2003
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"If you don't stop calling me 'Ms. Robbins' and start calling me Maggie I'm going to open all my reports that quote you thusly: 'The unbendingly formal and stuffy Commander Low said today ...'."
The Dig Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1995
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Was it because they were too unbendingly alike that they fought and could not come to terms, as Janyn had said?
The Devil's Novice Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1983
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