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unswerving

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un·swerv·ing  (n-swûrvng)
adj.
1. Not veering or turning aside: "a path . . . so straight and unswerving" (Mary Wilkins Freeman).
2. Constant; steady: unswerving allegiance; unswerving devotion.

un·swerving·ly adv.

unswerving [ʌnˈswɜːvɪŋ]
adj
not turning aside; constant
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unswervingunswerving - going directly ahead from one point to another without veering or turning aside; "some people see evolution as an undeviating upward march from simple organisms to the very complex"; "a straight and narrow tree-lined road unswerving across the lowlands"
direct - direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit"
2.unswervingunswerving - firm and dependable especially in loyalty; "a steadfast ally"; "a staunch defender of free speech"; "unswerving devotion"; "unswerving allegiance"
constant - steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection; "a man constant in adherence to his ideals"; "a constant lover"; "constant as the northern star"

unswerving
adjective firm, staunch, steadfast, constant, true, direct, devoted, steady, dedicated, resolute, single-minded, unwavering, unflagging, untiring, unfaltering, undeviating her unswerving belief in her father's innocence
Translations
unswerving [ʌnˈswɜːvɪŋ] ADJ [resolve] → inquebrantable; [loyalty] → inquebrantable, firme
unswerving [ʌnˈswɜːrvɪŋ] adj [loyalty, support] → à toute épreuve; [belief] → inébranlable
unswerving
adj resolve, loyaltyunerschütterlich, unbeirrbar; the road followed its unswerving course across the desertdie Straße führte schnurgerade durch die Wüste; to be unswerving in one’s belief (in something)in seinem Glauben (→ an etw acc) → unbeirrbar sein
unswerving [ʌnˈswɜːvɪŋ] adj (loyalty, devotion) → ferreo/a, incrollabile
unswerving [ʌnˈswɜːvɪŋ] adj (loyalty, devotion) → ferreo/a, incrollabile


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During the years he had served as master of fence at the English Court the sons of royalty had learned to thrust and parry and cut as only De Vac could teach the art; and he had been as conscientious in the discharge of his duties as he had been in his unswerving hatred and contempt for his pupils.
And this is the order of truth, lesser though it be, that man must know and guide his actions by with unswerving certitude that it is absolute truth and that in the universe no other order of truth can obtain.
Such characters do not elicit the joyous and unswerving devotion which Lavalle commanded throughout life.
 
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