First Known Use: circa 1688
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unbending
adjective un·bend·ing \-ˈben-diŋ\
: not willing to change an opinion, decision, etc.
Full Definition of UNBENDING
1
: not bending : unyielding, inflexible <an unbending will>
2
: aloof or unsocial in manner : reserved
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Origin of UNBENDING
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- aloof, antisocial, asocial, buttoned-up, cold, cold-eyed, detached, distant, dry, frosty, offish, remote, standoff, standoffish, cool, unclubbable, unsociable
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