unwinking
English
Etymology
un- + winking
Adjective
unwinking (not comparable)
- Not winking.
- 1954, C. S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy, Collins, 1998, Chapter 6,
- […] what was now lying at his feet, and staring him out of countenance with its big, green, unwinking eyes, was the cat […]
- 1954, C. S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy, Collins, 1998, Chapter 6,
- (by extension) Constantly on one's guard; vigilant.
- 1792, Vicesimus Knox, Sermons, chiefly intended to promote Faith, Hope, and Charity
- All your anxious care, all your unwinking vigilance, is necessary to preserve you from your great adversary.
- 1792, Vicesimus Knox, Sermons, chiefly intended to promote Faith, Hope, and Charity