Unbendingly

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Unbending \Un*bend"ing\, a. [In senses 1, 2, and 3, pref. un-
     not + bending; in sense 4, properly p. pr. of unbend.]
     1. Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to
        pressure; stiff; -- applied to material things.
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              Flies o'er the unbending corn, and skims along the
              main.                                 --Pope.
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     2. Unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or
        influence; inflexible; resolute; -- applied to persons.
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     3. Unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; -- applied to
        abstract ideas; as, unbending truths.
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     4. Devoted to relaxation or amusement. [R.]
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              It may entertain your lordships at an unbending
              hour.                                 --Rowe.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Un*bend"ing*ly}, adv. --
        {Un*bend"ing*ness}, n.
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