\Un*bend"ing\, a. [In senses 1, 2, and 3, pref. un-
not + bending; in sense 4, properly p. pr. unbend.]
1. Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to
   pressure; stiff; -- applied to material things.
         Flies o'er unbending corn, and skims along the main.
                                               --Pope.
2. Unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or
   influence; inflexible; resolute; -- applied to persons.
3. Unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; -- applied to
   abstract ideas; as, unbending truths.
4. Devoted to relaxation or amusement. [R.]
         It may entertain your lordships at an unbending
         hour.                                 --Rowe.
   -- {Un*bend"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Un*bend"ing*ness}, n.