Unbending

a.	1.	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.
	2.	Unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or influence; inflexible; resolute; - applied to persons.
	3.	Unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; - applied to abstract ideas; as, unbending truths.
	4.	Devoted to relaxation or amusement. It may entertain your lordships at an unbending hour. - Rowe.

Adj.

1.

unbending - incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate" Synonyms: rigid, inflexible

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