unbending
adjective
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adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English bending English unbending From un- + bending.
- inflexible and not yielding
- very reserved, aloof and asocial
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English unbend English -ing English unbending From unbend + -ing.
- The act of one who unbends.
“He was a frequent visitor at Wimbledon where Mr. Wilberforce now resided, and the following account is given of his social unbendings.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English unbend English -ing English unbending From unbend + -ing.
- present participle and gerund of unbend