Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Unbending

Unbending , adjective

[In senses 1, 2, and 3, pref. un- not + bending; in sense 4, properly present participle of unbend.]

1.
Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to pressure; stiff; -- applied to material things.
Flies o'er the unbending corn, and skims along the main. — Pope
2.
Unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or influence; inflexible; resolute; -- applied to persons.
3.
Unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; -- applied to abstract ideas; as, unbending truths.
4.
Devoted to relaxation or amusement. [Rare]
It may entertain your lordships at an unbending hour. — Rowe