Meaning of unyielding in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    unyielding

    Definitions

    1. stubbornly unyielding

    Examples

    • « dogged persistence »
    • « dour determination »
    • « the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics »
    • « a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it- T.S.Eliot »
    • « men tenacious of opinion »

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  2. 2. refusing to give way or compromise

    Examples

    • « unyielding determination »

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  3. 3. having austere inflexibility

    Examples

    • « a flinty manner »
    • « granitic morality »
    • « his unyielding mouth and glassy eyes- Marchette Chute »

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