relentless

[ ri-lent-lis ]
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adjective
  1. not easing or slackening; maintaining speed, vigor, etc.: a relentless barrage of bad news.

  2. unyieldingly severe, strict, or harsh: a relentless crackdown on human rights.

Origin of relentless

1
First recorded in 1585–95; relent + -less

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Other words from relentless

  • re·lent·less·ly, adverb
  • re·lent·less·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for relentless

relentless

/ (rɪˈlɛntlɪs) /


adjective
  1. (of an enemy, hostile attitude, etc) implacable; inflexible; inexorable

  2. (of pace or intensity) sustained; unremitting

Derived forms of relentless

  • relentlessly, adverb
  • relentlessness, noun

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