UNYIELDING


Meaning of UNYIELDING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ʌnji:ldɪŋ ]

1.

You describe someone as unyielding when they have very strong, fixed ideas about something and are unlikely to change their mind. ( WRITTEN )

The authorities proved unyielding on one crucial opposition demand...

His unyielding attitude on this subject was that since he had done it, so could everyone.

ADJ

2.

If a barrier or surface is unyielding , it is very solid or hard. ( LITERARY )

...the troopers, who had to build roads through those unyielding mountains...

He sat on the edge of an unyielding armchair, a cup of tea in his hand.

ADJ

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