unbending

adj

1. inflexible and not yielding
2. very reserved, aloof and asocial

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of unbend

noun

1. The act of one who unbends.

   “He was a frequent visitor at Wimbledon where Mr. Wilberforce now resided, and the following account is given of his social unbendings.”