unwinking

English

Etymology

un- +‎ winking

Adjective

unwinking (not comparable)

1. Not winking.
   • 1954, C. S. Lewis, chapter 6, in The Horse and His Boy, Collins, published 1998:

     […] what was now lying at his feet, and staring him out of countenance with its big, green, unwinking eyes, was the cat […]

2. (by extension) Constantly on one's guard; vigilant.
   • 1792, Vicesimus Knox, Sermons, chiefly intended to promote Faith, Hope, and Charity:

     All your anxious care, all your unwinking vigilance, is necessary to preserve you from your great adversary.