Unflinching
[ʌn'flɪn(t)ʃɪŋ] or [ʌn'flɪntʃɪŋ]
Definition
(a.) Not flinching or shrinking; unyielding.
Checked by Lilith
Definition
adj. doing without flinching or shrinking brave steadfast.—adv. Unflin′chingly.—n. Unflin′chingness.
Editor: Randolph
Examples
- Mrs. Fisher continued to probe her embarrassment with an unflinching eye. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- He was a cool, brave man; he stood to the defence with unflinching firmness. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- But he, his will as unthwarted and as unflinching as hers, stretched forward till he touched the book. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- In his intimacy, his unflinching self-concentration must have been a terrible bore. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Thrice was the attack renewed with ever-increasing rage--thrice repulsed with unflinching fortitude. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Editor: Randolph