unbending

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inflexible and not yielding
Present participle of unbend
very reserved, aloof and antisocial
{a} relaxing, easing, stiff
Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to pressure; stiff; applied to material things
incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate"
Unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; applied to abstract ideas; as, unbending truths
If you describe a person or their behaviour as unbending, you mean that they have very strict beliefs and attitudes, which they are unwilling to change. He was rigid and unbending. her unbending opposition to the old regime. = inflexible. unwilling to change your opinions, decisions etc
Unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or influence; inflexible; resolute; applied to persons
Devoted to relaxation or amusement
{s} not bending, unyielding, inflexible, rigid
unbend
To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use
unbend
To cast loose or untie, as a rope
unbend
To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed
unbend
A remit from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax; as, to unbend the mind from study or care
unbendingly
Without bending; with rigid adherence to a principle etc
unbend
{v} to relax, slacken, ease
unbend
To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow
unbend
If someone unbends, their attitude becomes less strict than it was. In her dying days the old Queen unbent a little. unbent to relax and start behaving in a less formal way
unbend
To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like; hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement
unbend
free from flexure; "unbend a bow"
unbend
straighten up or out; make straight
unbend
unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
unbend
{f} cause to not be bent; cease being bent; release from tension, loosen, unfasten; straighten; become straight
unbend
make less tight; "relax the tension on the rope"
unbend
weaken
unbend
release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information" free from flexure; "unbend a bow" unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay
unbend
To cast-off or untie
unbend
become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"
unbend
To cast adrift or untie
unbend
release from mental strain, tension, or formality; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information"
unbending
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