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unhesitating

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un·hes·i·tat·ing  (n-hz-ttng)
adj.
1. Prompt to act, move, or express oneself; ready: I gave my unhesitating approval.
2. Unfaltering; steadfast.
un·hesi·tating·ly adv.
unhesitating [ʌnˈhɛzɪˌteɪtɪŋ]
adj
1. steadfast; unwavering unhesitating loyalty
2. without hesitation; prompt
unhesitatingly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unhesitating - characterized by quickness and firmness; "his reply was unhesitating"
resolute
decisive - characterized by decision and firmness; "an able and decisive young woman"; "we needed decisive leadership"; "she gave him a decisive answer"
Translations
unhesitating [ʌnˈhezɪteɪtɪŋ] ADJ (= steadfast, unwavering) → resuelto, decidido; (= prompt, immediate) → inmediato, pronto
unhesitating [ʌnˈhɛzɪteɪtɪŋ] adj [reply, offer] → immédiat(e)
unhesitating
adj (= immediate) answer, offer → prompt, unverzüglich; help also, generosity → bereitwillig; (= steady) steps, progress → stet; (= undoubting) answer → fest; he gave his unhesitating support → er half ohne zu zögern
unhesitating [ʌnˈhɛzɪˌteɪtɪŋ] adj (reply, offer) → pronto/a, immediato/a; (loyalty, faith) → che non vacilla
she was unhesitating in her support → non ha esitato a darmi (or dargli ) il suo appoggio
unhesitating [ʌnˈhɛzɪˌteɪtɪŋ] adj (reply, offer) → pronto/a, immediato/a; (loyalty, faith) → che non vacilla
she was unhesitating in her support → non ha esitato a darmi (or dargli ) il suo appoggio


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If he had indeed on previous occasions struck and impressed people who did not know him by his air of unhesitating composure, he seemed now more haughty and self-possessed than ever.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
"He only feels confident that you will do it," said Dorothea, in a voice as clear and unhesitating as that of a young chorister chanting a credo, "because you mean to enter Parliament as a member who cares for the improvement of the people, and one of the first things to be made better is the state of the land and the laborers.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
And Captain Duncan, his own good self once more, bent and rested a firm, unhesitating hand on Michael's head.
Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context
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