unbowed

bloody but unbowed

Fig. showing signs of a struggle, but not defeated. (Originally referring to the head. From the poem Invictus by William Earnest Henley.) Liz emerged from the struggle, her head bloody but unbowed. We are bloody but unbowed and will fight to the last.

bloodied but unbowed

(literary)

harmed but not defeated by an unpleasant situation or competition I emerged bloodied but unbowed from my oral exam.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Elliott	['elijət]
Tanika	tə-NEE-kə	African American
Manoel	-	Portuguese (Brazilian)
Alexis	[ə'leksis]
Gaios	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Tristan	[tri'stən]