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unswerving
What does unswerving mean?
unswerving (adjective): not deviating; not yielding or straying or varying.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where does unswerving come from?
From un- + swerving.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “unswerving” mean?
tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
Not quite: that's what buoyant means.
very difficult or taxing; exhausting; backbreaking
Not quite: that's what grueling means.
not deviating; not yielding or straying or varying
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serving as a visible symbol for something abstract
Not quite: that's what emblematic means.
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