Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In an unshrinking manner; firmly.

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  • adverb Without shrinking; courageously.

Etymologies

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unshrinking +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • But what Mezentius may think of me, I do not care a straw; to others I make this announcement clearly and unshrinkingly: if any of you that are here present had any part with me in these same solemn ceremonies, give a sign and you shall hear what it is I keep thus.

    The Defense Apuleius 2008

  • But what Mezentius may think of me, I do not care a straw; to others I make this announcement clearly and unshrinkingly: if any of you that are here present had any part with me in these same solemn ceremonies, give a sign and you shall hear what it is I keep thus.

    The Defense Apuleius 2008

  • The luster of her terrible red hair showed itself unshrinkingly in a plaited coronet above her forehead, and escaped in one vagrant love-lock, perfectly curled, that dropped over her left shoulder.

    Armadale 2003

  • His youthful look, aided by his light hair and his plump beardless cheeks, his easy manner and his ever-ready smile, his eyes which met unshrinkingly the eyes of every one whom he addressed, all combined to make the impression of him a favorable impression in the general mind.

    Armadale 2003

  • Louis felt sorry he had allowed himself to say so much; but he stood unshrinkingly before his interrogator, and replied:

    Louis' School Days A Story for Boys

  • "What shall we do, Mary?" whispered the poor child, burying her wet face upon Mary's shoulder that received its burden unshrinkingly;

    The Old Homestead Ann S. Stephens

  • She bent over him, and for the first time unshrinkingly and with infinite tenderness, laid her lips on his.

    The Moon out of Reach Margaret Pedler

  • 'Emancipation' was emblazoned upon your banners, those men who, with their ancestors, had been enslaved through five generations, rose as one man to stand by this republic, the last hope of oppressed humanity upon the earth, until they numbered one hundred and seventy-five thousand arrayed in arms under your banners, doing firmly, unshrinkingly, and defiantly their full share in securing the final victory of our arms.

    History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States William Horatio Barnes

  • The bold black eyes of the caged birds flash out unshrinkingly on the strangers, who inspire curiosity, and not always aversion, if the language of those eyes be interpreted according to the Western code.

    Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 25, April, 1873 Various

  • All you can do is to urge upon him the superior beauty of frankness; to praise him and love him, especially when he does acknowledge a fault, thus leading him to see that the way to win your approval -- that approval which he desires so intensely -- is to face his own shortcomings with a steady eye and confess them to you unshrinkingly.

    Study of Child Life Marion Foster Washburne

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