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unhesitating

[ uhn-hez-i-tey-ting ]

/ ʌnˈhɛz ɪˌteɪ tɪŋ /

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adjective

without hesitation; not delayed by uncertainty: an unhesitating decision.

unwavering; unfaltering; steady: an unhesitating adherence to duty.

Origin of unhesitating

1745–55; un-¹ + hesitating

OTHER WORDS FROM unhesitating

un·hes·i·tat·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby unhesitating

unheated, unheeded, unhelm, unhelpful, unheralded, unhesitating, unhindered, unhinge, unhinged, unhip, unhitch

Example sentences from the Web for unhesitating

And that's what prevents me from answering this question with an unhesitating yes.

Do You Know Someone Who Fought in Iraq, Ctd? |David Frum |March 19, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It might however be the case that in such circumstances duty required her to give him at once an unhesitating answer.

The Vicar of Bullhampton |Anthony Trollope
The answer of the Republican Government was frank and unhesitating.

World's War Events, Vol. I |Various
"Because you shouldn't take fright and leave him," was the unhesitating reply.

Put Yourself in His Place |Charles Reade

"That last comes nearer the truth than anything you have said yet," was Mrs Jim's unhesitating verdict.

Captain Desmond, V.C. |Maud Diver
Such qualities naturally commanded his respect, though he probably was not an unhesitating disciple.

The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. |Sir Leslie Stephen

British Dictionary definitions for unhesitating

unhesitating

/ (ʌnˈhɛzɪˌteɪtɪŋ) /

adjective

steadfast; unwavering unhesitating loyalty

without hesitation; prompt

Derived forms of unhesitating

unhesitatingly, adverb