relentless
[ri-lent-lis]
adjective
that does not relent; unyieldingly severe, strict, or harsh; unrelenting: a relentless enemy.
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Origin of relentless
SYNONYMS FOR relentless
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relentless
1590s, from relent + -less. Related: Relentlessly; relentlessness.
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