— unbendable , adj.
/un bend"/ , v. , unbent or ( Archaic ) unbended, unbending .
v.t.
1. to straighten from a bent form or position.
2. to release from the strain of formality, intense effort, etc.; relax: to unbend one's mind.
3. to release from tension, as a bow.
4. Naut.
a. to loose or untie, as a sail or rope.
b. to unfasten from spars or stays, as sails.
v.i.
5. to relax the strictness of formality or ceremony; act in an easy, genial manner: Imagine him unbending!
6. to become unbent; straighten.
[ 1200-50; ME; see UN- 2 , BEND 1 ]