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UNYIELDING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resistant to physical force or pressure
Example:
an unyielding head support
Classified under:
Similar:
hard (resisting weight or pressure)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Stubbornly unyielding
Example:
men tenacious of opinion
Synonyms:
dogged; dour; persistent; pertinacious; tenacious; unyielding
Classified under:
Similar:
obstinate; stubborn; unregenerate (tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield)
Derivation:
unyieldingness (resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible)
