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unflinching

[ uhn-flin-ching ]

/ ʌnˈflɪn tʃɪŋ /

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adjective

not flinching; unshrinking: unflinching courage.

Origin of unflinching

First recorded in 1720–30; un-¹ + flinch¹ + -ing²

SYNONYMS FOR unflinching

steady, constant, steadfast, unfaltering.

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OTHER WORDS FROM unflinching

un·flinch·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby unflinching

unflappable, unflapped, unflattering, unfledged, unfleshly, unflinching, unfocused, unfold, unfollow, unforced, unforeseeable

Example sentences from the Web for unflinchingly

He's dismissive to women and unflinchingly brutal to his enemies.

Conan Gets Emotional |Adam Auriemma |August 21, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
This digital bear-hug at first seems incongruous for a brand whose style is so unflinchingly “classic.”

Ralph Lauren's Movie Magic |Rebecca Dana |November 9, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
From his earliest age he showed compulsive need to leave a mark, and to this end he unflinchingly dedicated his entire life.

Evelyn Waugh's Grandson on the Secret Behind 'Brideshead' |Alexander Waugh |April 17, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
He laughed and played with his dinner-napkin, and condescendingly, but unflinchingly, looked at me.

A Desperate Character and Other Stories |Ivan Turgenev

See him return calmly and unflinchingly to his work, beginning at the point at which he was interrupted.

How to Succeed |Orison Swett Marden
Unflinchingly he stands the inquisitorial glance, and for the time Phoebe is foiled.

The Death Shot |Mayne Reid
"Our love," he said, and looked her unflinchingly in the eye.

The Precipice |Elia Wilkinson Peattie
His father's cool gray eyes were bent upon him kindly but unflinchingly.

Kindred of the Dust |Peter B. Kyne

British Dictionary definitions for unflinchingly

unflinching

/ (ʌnˈflɪntʃɪŋ) /

adjective

not shrinking from danger, difficulty, etc

Derived forms of unflinching

unflinchingly, adverb