unflagging means never tiring or lacking energy; without rest; without slowing. It carries an Arena rating of 1486, earned across 2 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, unflagging ranks #2,896 of 17,127 for Words That Escaped Their Books, #2,947 of 17,126 for Most Elegant Words, #3,174 of 17,134 for Most Malleable Words, #3,861 of 17,142 for Most Ingenious Words.
Why “unflagging” is a great word
The quality of never tiring, waning, or lacking energy; persistent and unwavering. Formed within English by derivation from the prefix *un-* (meaning "not") and the adjective *flagging* (meaning "losing strength or vigor"). Unlike "indefatigable," which suggests a seemingly inexhaustible, inherent reservoir of stamina, or "unwavering," which denotes steadiness of purpose without necessarily implying continuous exertion, "unflagging" speaks to the sustained, deliberate refusal to diminish output. It is the rhythmic, unchanging pace of a long-distance runner in the empty middle miles, the steady scratching of a pen filling page after page through the night, or the patient, daily return of a gardener to a stubborn plot of earth—a testament not to inexhaustibility, but to the quiet triumph of ordinary will held at constant pressure against the world's natural drift toward fatigue.
Etymology
From un- + flagging.
adj
- Never tiring or lacking energy; without rest; without slowing.e.g.“His unflagging efforts have not gone unnoticed.”
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