unconquering

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ conquering

Adjective[edit]

unconquering (not comparable)

  1. Not conquering; failing to conquer.
    • 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:
      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.