unswerving

unswerving
unswerving 1690s, from UN- (Cf. un-) (1) “not” + prp. of SWERVE (Cf. swerve) (v.).

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  • unswerving — index constant, direct (straight), industrious, loyal, patient, persistent, pertinacious, relentless …   Law dictionary

  • unswerving — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not changing or becoming weaker. DERIVATIVES unswervingly adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • unswerving — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • unswerving — adjective an unswerving belief or attitude is one that is very strong and never changes: unswerving in sth: Liz was unswerving in her determination to be a journalist. | unswerving loyalty/admiration Nina has always shown unswerving loyalty to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • unswerving — adj. unswerving in (unswerving in one s determination to stamp out corruption) * * * [ʌn swɜːvɪŋ] unswerving in (unswerving in one s determination to stamp out corruption) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • unswerving — un|swerv|ing [ʌnˈswə:vıŋ US ə:r ] adj an unswerving belief or attitude is one that is very strong and never changes unswerving loyalty/commitment/support etc ▪ a politician with unswerving loyalty to the President …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unswerving — [[t]ʌnswɜ͟ː(r)vɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n If you describe someone s attitude, feeling, or way of behaving as unswerving, you mean that it is strong and firm and does not weaken or change. In his diary of 1944 he proclaims unswerving loyalty to the… …   English dictionary

  • unswerving — adjective Date: 1694 1. not swerving or turning aside 2. steady, unfaltering < unswerving loyalty > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unswerving — adjective Not deviating; not yielding or straying or varying. They followed the ritual with unswerving faith …   Wiktionary

  • unswerving — adj. Unswerving is used with these nouns: ↑loyalty, ↑support …   Collocations dictionary

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