uncompromising
adjective /ʌnˈkɒm.prə.maɪ.zɪŋ/
/-ˈkɑːm-/ Definition
› If people or their beliefs are uncompromising, they are fixed and do not change, especially when faced with opposition: The city council has taken an uncompromising stand against the proposals for the new building.Not able to be changedKeeping and staying the same uncompromisingly /-li/ adverb Not able to be changedKeeping and staying the same
(Definition of uncompromising adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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