unbudging

adjective

un·​budg·​ing ˌən-ˈbə-jiŋ How to pronounce unbudging (audio)
: not budging : resisting movement or change
unbudgingly adverb

Examples of unbudging in a Sentence

the massive old bed was simply unbudging, despite our best efforts
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Automakers should read from this trend the unbudging fact that American consumers don’t want to give up full-sized cars. Marty Jerome, WIRED, 26 July 2007

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unbudging was circa 1934

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“Unbudging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbudging. Accessed 6 Dec. 2024.

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unbudging

adjective
un·​budg·​ing ˌən-ˈbəj-iŋ How to pronounce unbudging (audio)
: not budging : resisting movement or change
unbudgingly adverb
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