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undiscouraged

(ˌʌndɪsˈkʌrɪdʒd)

adj

not discouraged or deterred

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undiscouraged - not deterred; "pursued his own path...undeterred by lack of popular appreciation and understanding"- Osbert Sitwell

undeterred

resolute - firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination; "stood resolute against the enemy"; "faced with a resolute opposition"; "a resolute and unshakeable faith"

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Perrichon's dogged and undiscouraged attachment to the young man whom he had pulled out of the glacier.

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