01 a. Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to pressure; stiff; -- applied to material things.
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Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to pressure; stiff; -- applied to material things.“Flies o'er the unbending corn, and skims along the main.” — Pope.
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Unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or influence; inflexible; resolute; -- applied to persons.
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Unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; -- applied to abstract ideas; as, unbending truths.
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Devoted to relaxation or amusement.[R.]“It may entertain your lordships at an unbending hour.” — Rowe.