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unconquering

unconquering adjective: not conquering; failing to conquer.

Adjective

unconquering (not comparable)

  1. Not conquering; failing to conquer.
    • Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee.1851 November 14, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC

Origin of unconquering

From un- + conquering.

Questions about unconquering

What does unconquering mean?
Unconquering means not conquering; failing to conquer.
What part of speech is unconquering?
Unconquering is an adjective.

Words near unconquering in the dictionary

  1. unconquerable
  2. unconquerableness
  3. unconquerables
  4. unconquerably
  5. unconquered
  6. unconquering
  7. unconscience
  8. unconscienced
  9. unconscient
  10. unconscientious
  11. unconscientiously

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