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unˈfaltering, ppl. a. (un-1 10.)
1727Thomson Summer 299 With unfaultering accent to conclude That This availeth nought? 1744Akenside Pleas. Imag. i. 163 Thro' the tossing tide of chance and pain To hold his course unfaltering. 1825Scott Betrothed xxix, He tells me of it with..an eye composed, an unfaltering tongue. 1862‘Shirley’ (J. Skelton) Nugæ Crit. v. 233 The confident and unfaltering witness of the strong man, who goes to the stake with..a sense of triumph in his heart. So unˈfalteringly adv.
1665Boyle Occas. Refl. i. iv. 169 Unfaultringly to traverse Adversitie's rough ways. 1850S. Ellis Pique (1875) 269 Lady Catherine turned away, and..unfalteringly approached the door. 1885Manch. Exam. 9 Sept. 3/2 A character who is at once vividly human..and unfalteringly noble. |