🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

unerschütterlich

Pronunciation / Transliteration: unerschuetterlich

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unwaveringly/ʌnˈweɪ.vɚ.ɪŋ.li/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Sie blieb unerschütterlich bei ihrer Entscheidung."

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2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    In a manner that is steady, resolute, and without hesitation or wavering.

    "She remained unwaveringly committed to her goals despite the overwhelming obstacles."
  2. 2

    Without changing loyalty, purpose, or conviction; steadfastly.

    "He supported his friend unwaveringly through every crisis."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the adjective unwavering, combining the prefix un- (meaning not) with waver (from Old English wafian, meaning to hesitate or fluctuate), plus the adverbial suffix -ly. The root traces back to Proto-Germanic and Old Norse origins denoting unsteady movement, which evolved by the 16th century to describe steadfastness of mind and purpose.

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