unbowedadj.¹

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈbaʊd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈbaʊd/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2.

Not bowed or bent. Frequently figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of bending > [adjective] > not bent

unbowedc1374

the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [adjective]

fasteOE

stathelfasteOE

anredOE

hardOE

starkOE

trueOE

steadfast993

fastredeOE

stithc1000

findyOE

stablea1275

stathelyc1275

stiffc1275

stablec1290

steel to the (very) backa1300

unbowinga1300

stably13..

firm1377

unmovablea1382

constantc1386

abidingc1400

toughc1400

sure1421

unmoblea1425

unfaintedc1425

unfaint1436

permanent?a1475

stalwartc1480

unbroken1513

immovable1534

inconcuss1542

unshaken1548

stout1569

unwavering1570

undiscourageable1571

fixed1574

discourageable1576

unappalled1578

resolute1579

unremoved1583

resolved1585

unflexiblea1586

unshakeda1586

square1589

unstooping1597

iron1598

rocky1601

steady1602

undeclinable1610

unboweda1616

unfainting1615

unswayed1615

staunch1624

undiscourageda1628

staid1631

unshook1633

blue?1636

true blue?1636

tenacious1640

uncomplying1643

yieldless1651

riveting1658

unshakened1659

inconquerable1660

unyielding1677

unbendinga1688

tight1690

unswerving1694

unfaltering1727

unsubmitting1730

undeviating1732

undrooping1736

impervertible1741

undamped1742

undyingc1765

sturdy1775

stiff as a poker1798

unfickle1802

indivertible1821

thick and thin1822

undisheartened1827

inconvertible1829

straightforward1829

indomitable1830

stickfast1831

unsuccumbing1833

unturnable1847

unswerved1849

undivertible1856

unforsaking1862

swerveless1863

steeve1870

rock-ribbed1884

stiff in the back1897

c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (1868) iv. met. vii. 148 Þe laste of his labours was þat he sustenede þe heuene vpon his nekke vnbowed.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) iii. i. 16 He..passeth by with stiffe vnbowed Knee.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. ii. 115 Confederates..To giue him Annuall tribute..and bend The Dukedom yet vnbow'd..To most ignoble stooping.

1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Ongekromt, vncrooked, or Vnbowed.

1816 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto III xxxix. 22 He stood unbowed beneath the ills upon him piled.

1865 W. G. Palgrave Narr. Journey through Arabia I. 205 His tall stature, absolutely unbowed by years.

1879 M. Pattison Milton 131 In Andrew Marvel Milton found one congenial spirit, incorruptible amid poverty, unbowed by defeat.

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bloody (also bloodied) but unbowed and variants: resolute despite having suffered adversity, injury, or misfortune.With allusion to W. E. Henley's poem Invictus (see quot. 1888).

ΚΠ

1888 W. E. Henley Bk. Verses 56 Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed.]

1905 F. Young Sands of Pleasure i. iii. 66 I read my Henley..all the same, that ‘bloody but unbowed’ attitude is impossible and can't be allowed.

1914 M. Lynn Stepdaughter of Prairie 245 With the air of one who was bloodied but spiritually unbowed, she stirred the cake again.

1953 J. W. Wheeler-Bennett Nemesis of Power (1954) iii. v. 511 The campaign in the East should not be undertaken while Britain remained ‘bloody but unbowed’ in the West.

1998 G. D. Phillips Exiles in Hollywood ii. 57 Each of us must valiantly struggle against Fate in an indifferent universe in order to emerge from the contest bloodied but unbowed.

2011 Observer (Nexis) 8 May 1 We are bloody but unbowed. We have been here before, and we have always confounded the profits of doom.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unbowed
释义	unbowedadj.¹ Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈbaʊd/, U.S. /ˌənˈbaʊd/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2. Not bowed or bent. Frequently figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of bending > [adjective] > not bent unbowedc1374 the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [adjective] fasteOE stathelfasteOE anredOE hardOE starkOE trueOE steadfast993 fastredeOE stithc1000 findyOE stablea1275 stathelyc1275 stiffc1275 stablec1290 steel to the (very) backa1300 unbowinga1300 stably13.. firm1377 unmovablea1382 constantc1386 abidingc1400 toughc1400 sure1421 unmoblea1425 unfaintedc1425 unfaint1436 permanent?a1475 stalwartc1480 unbroken1513 immovable1534 inconcuss1542 unshaken1548 stout1569 unwavering1570 undiscourageable1571 fixed1574 discourageable1576 unappalled1578 resolute1579 unremoved1583 resolved1585 unflexiblea1586 unshakeda1586 square1589 unstooping1597 iron1598 rocky1601 steady1602 undeclinable1610 unboweda1616 unfainting1615 unswayed1615 staunch1624 undiscourageda1628 staid1631 unshook1633 blue?1636 true blue?1636 tenacious1640 uncomplying1643 yieldless1651 riveting1658 unshakened1659 inconquerable1660 unyielding1677 unbendinga1688 tight1690 unswerving1694 unfaltering1727 unsubmitting1730 undeviating1732 undrooping1736 impervertible1741 undamped1742 undyingc1765 sturdy1775 stiff as a poker1798 unfickle1802 indivertible1821 thick and thin1822 undisheartened1827 inconvertible1829 straightforward1829 indomitable1830 stickfast1831 unsuccumbing1833 unturnable1847 unswerved1849 undivertible1856 unforsaking1862 swerveless1863 steeve1870 rock-ribbed1884 stiff in the back1897 c1374 G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (1868) iv. met. vii. 148 Þe laste of his labours was þat he sustenede þe heuene vpon his nekke vnbowed. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) iii. i. 16 He..passeth by with stiffe vnbowed Knee. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) i. ii. 115 Confederates..To giue him Annuall tribute..and bend The Dukedom yet vnbow'd..To most ignoble stooping. View more context for this quotation 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Ongekromt, vncrooked, or Vnbowed. 1816 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto III xxxix. 22 He stood unbowed beneath the ills upon him piled. 1865 W. G. Palgrave Narr. Journey through Arabia I. 205 His tall stature, absolutely unbowed by years. 1879 M. Pattison Milton 131 In Andrew Marvel Milton found one congenial spirit, incorruptible amid poverty, unbowed by defeat. Draft additions March 2012 bloody (also bloodied) but unbowed and variants: resolute despite having suffered adversity, injury, or misfortune.With allusion to W. E. Henley's poem Invictus (see quot. 1888). ΚΠ 1888 W. E. Henley Bk. Verses 56 Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed.] 1905 F. Young Sands of Pleasure i. iii. 66 I read my Henley..all the same, that ‘bloody but unbowed’ attitude is impossible and can't be allowed. 1914 M. Lynn Stepdaughter of Prairie 245 With the air of one who was bloodied but spiritually unbowed, she stirred the cake again. 1953 J. W. Wheeler-Bennett Nemesis of Power (1954) iii. v. 511 The campaign in the East should not be undertaken while Britain remained ‘bloody but unbowed’ in the West. 1998 G. D. Phillips Exiles in Hollywood ii. 57 Each of us must valiantly struggle against Fate in an indifferent universe in order to emerge from the contest bloodied but unbowed. 2011 Observer (Nexis) 8 May 1 We are bloody but unbowed. We have been here before, and we have always confounded the profits of doom. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). unbowedadj.² Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈbəʊd/, U.S. /ˌənˈboʊd/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ + bow n.¹ Of pigs: Not furnished with a bow-shaped piece of wood to impede their movements. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > pig > [adjective] > not fettered unbowed1624 1624 in H. Maclean Watermillock Reg. (1908) 157 That none..shall keep their swine unbowed..sub poena for every swine so unbowed iiij d. 1794 W. Hutchinson Hist. Cumberland I. 163 (note) The tenants are subject to pains..for swine going unbowed in the time of harvest. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹c1374adj.²1624
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