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unremitting

American  
[uhn-ri-mit-ing] / ˌʌn rɪˈmɪt ɪŋ /

adjective

  1. not slackening or abating; incessant.

    unremitting noise; unremitting attention.


unremitting British  
/ ˌʌnrɪˈmɪtɪŋ /

adjective

  1. never slackening or stopping; unceasing; constant

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of unremitting

First recorded in 1670–80; un- 1 + remit ( def. ) + -ing 2 ( def. )

Explanation

During a heat wave, it's not always the temperature itself that's a problem. It's that the heat is unremitting––you don't get a break from it. It's sweltering hot day after day after day. You'd think the word unremitting would be connected to the word remit, but that's true in only a loose way. Remit means to send back––but if you remit a debt, you forgive it, or lift it. Unremitting describes something that is never lifted or sent back. Like the Energizer Bunny, it keeps coming and coming and coming.

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Unremitting thought about the world situation parallels the defense effort.

From Time Magazine Archive

Unremitting armaments building, territorial aggrandizement ... and their inevitable adjunct, stark imperialism.

From Time Magazine Archive

Unremitting labour is continually improving both the soil and man.

From The Roman Question by About, Edmond

Unremitting exertions were made to equip the ships which he had chosen, and especially to refit the Victory, which was once more to bear his flag.

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert

Unremitting exertions were made to equip the ships which he had chosen, and especially to refit the VICTORY, which was once more to bear his flag.

From The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson by Southey, Robert

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