Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Acting with or characterized by promptness or resolution.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not hesitating; without misgiving or doubt; prompt; ready.
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- adjective Not
hesitating ; with nohesitation .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characterized by quickness and firmness
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Examples
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Yes, some form of measured military response would be justified, but not what you describe as our unhesitating response in such circumstances.
Gaza and Tijuana; What if Rocket Bombs Were Launched from Mexico Into California
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That all changed when, in her early fifties, Wilke's narcissism underwent the most dramatic conversion with her body's consumpton by disease, and audiences witnessed her youthful eagerness to show off her beauty proving itself to be but preparation for Wilke's unhesitating display of her own demise and death in a wholly unsentimental, even stoic art.
G. Roger Denson: "Old," "Crazy" and "Hysterical." Is That All There Is?
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Were someone to make a statement like that to my 14-year-old, it would merit an unhesitating, "Well, DUH!"
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Were someone to make a statement like that to my 14-year-old, it would merit an unhesitating, "Well, DUH!"
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When birds launch their joint attack on the predator, their action is unanimous, It is unhesitating and enthusiastic.
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And Captain Duncan, his own good self once more, bent and rested a firm, unhesitating hand on Michael's head.
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In contrast to unconstitutional, immediate, and unhesitating military action in Lybia, what explains Obama's initial hesitancy in condemning the ruthless Egyptian tyrant, Hosni Mubarak?
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When birds launch their joint attack on the predator, their action is unanimous, It is unhesitating and enthusiastic.
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For the gold standard now read King's unhesitating backing, repeated again on Wednesday, for the coalition government's commitment to eliminate Britain's structural budget deficit in four years.
And as people get poorer, the buck stops with you, Mervyn King | Will Hutton
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When birds launch their joint attack on the predator, their action is unanimous, It is unhesitating and enthusiastic.
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