Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Acting with or characterized by promptness or resolution.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not hesitating; without misgiving or doubt; prompt; ready.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not
hesitating ; with nohesitation .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characterized by quickness and firmness
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Examples
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Yes, some form of measured military response would be justified, but not what you describe as our unhesitating response in such circumstances.
Gaza and Tijuana; What if Rocket Bombs Were Launched from Mexico Into California 2008
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That all changed when, in her early fifties, Wilke's narcissism underwent the most dramatic conversion with her body's consumpton by disease, and audiences witnessed her youthful eagerness to show off her beauty proving itself to be but preparation for Wilke's unhesitating display of her own demise and death in a wholly unsentimental, even stoic art.
G. Roger Denson: "Old," "Crazy" and "Hysterical." Is That All There Is? G. Roger Denson 2011
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Were someone to make a statement like that to my 14-year-old, it would merit an unhesitating, "Well, DUH!"
Arthur Goldstein: Garrulous Mr. Gates Arthur Goldstein 2010
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Were someone to make a statement like that to my 14-year-old, it would merit an unhesitating, "Well, DUH!"
Arthur Goldstein: Garrulous Mr. Gates Arthur Goldstein 2010
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When birds launch their joint attack on the predator, their action is unanimous, It is unhesitating and enthusiastic.
Nigel Barber: Small Birds Solve Global Warming Nigel Barber 2010
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And Captain Duncan, his own good self once more, bent and rested a firm, unhesitating hand on Michael's head.
CHAPTER VI 2010
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In contrast to unconstitutional, immediate, and unhesitating military action in Lybia, what explains Obama's initial hesitancy in condemning the ruthless Egyptian tyrant, Hosni Mubarak?
Sadia Ahsanuddin: In the Name of Responsibility Sadia Ahsanuddin 2011
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When birds launch their joint attack on the predator, their action is unanimous, It is unhesitating and enthusiastic.
Nigel Barber: Small Birds Solve Global Warming Nigel Barber 2010
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For the gold standard now read King's unhesitating backing, repeated again on Wednesday, for the coalition government's commitment to eliminate Britain's structural budget deficit in four years.
And as people get poorer, the buck stops with you, Mervyn King | Will Hutton 2011
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When birds launch their joint attack on the predator, their action is unanimous, It is unhesitating and enthusiastic.
Nigel Barber: Small Birds Solve Global Warming Nigel Barber 2010
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