unbowed
/ʌnˈbəʊd/
unbowed adjective: not bowed; erect or upright. Also the simple past and past participle of unbow.
Adjective
unbowed (comparative more unbowed, superlative most unbowed)
- Not bowed; erect or upright.
- Not subdued or deterred.
- Unbowed after two years in jail, nine of the defendants boycotted the trial, refusing even to talk to their lawyers.1998 July 3, James Brooke, “Anti-Government Freemen Are Found Guilty of Fraud”, in New York Times, retrieved 08 Aug 2012
- It created an indelible image and captured the essence of Trump’s MAGA movement: under attack but defiant, bloody but unbowed.2024 July 15, Charles M. Blow, “How the Attempted Assassination of Trump Could Change the Campaign”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Also used as
unbowed is also the simple past and past participle of unbow.
Forms of unbowed
| comparative | more unbowed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unbowed |
Origin of unbowed
From un- + bowed.
Words that rhyme with unbowed
Questions about unbowed
- What does unbowed mean?
- Unbowed means not bowed; erect or upright.
- What part of speech is unbowed?
- Unbowed is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce unbowed?
- Unbowed is pronounced /ʌnˈbəʊd/.
Words near unbowed in the dictionary
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