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Unwavering

//(ˌ)ʌnˈweɪvəɹɪŋ// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Not wavering.; Always on course and steady.

    "And on this occasion she [Lady Mary, later Mary I of England] wrote the king a letter (which these noblemen seem to be the carriers of) chiefly to shew how unwavering she continued in her formerly declared purpose about religion; […]"

  2. 2
    Not wavering.; Not doubting or unsure; decisive, firm, resolute.

    "For, foraſmuch as Faith properly ſo called is nothing but an unvvavering Aſſent to ſome Doctrine propoſed upon the ground of infallible Teſtimony, there muſt be ſome Reaſon to perſuade us that that Teſtimony is infallible; […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable wordnet
  2. 2
    not showing abrupt variations wordnet

Etymology

From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + wavering (“being in doubt, indecisive”).

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