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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

unconquering en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + conquering.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) 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: