unwinking en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + winking.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not winking.
[…] 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, chapter 6, in The Horse and His Boy, Collins, published 1998:
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(broadly, not-comparable) Constantly on one's guard; vigilant.
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: