Unhesitating
[ʌn'hezɪteɪtɪŋ] or [ʌn'hɛzɪtetɪŋ]
Definition
(adj.) characterized by quickness and firmness; 'his reply was unhesitating' .
Editor: Milton--From WordNet
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Prompt, ready.
Typist: Tim
Definition
adj. not hesitating or doubting: prompt: ready.—adv. Unhes′itatingly without hesitation.
Editor: Wendell
Examples
- What is the secret of Madame Fosco's unhesitating devotion of herself to the fulfilment of my boldest wishes, to the furtherance of my deepest plans? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- In the head and face every organ and lineament expressive of brutal and unhesitating violence was in a state of the highest possible development. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- General Smith was delighted to see me and was unhesitating in his denunciation of the treatment I had received. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I only ask you to repose unhesitating trust in me. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Now you have the experience of all that I can give, the heart's devotion, taintless love, and unhesitating subjection to you. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Editor: Wendell