unremitted
Americanadjective
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not remitted, as a debt.
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unpardoned, as a sin.
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steadily maintained; uninterrupted; constant.
He gave the matter his unremitted attention.
Etymology
Origin of unremitted
First recorded in 1530–40; un- 1 + remit ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The aggregate amount of temporary differences associated with the unremitted earnings of overseas subsidiaries and joint ventures for which deferred tax liabilities have not been recognized at the reporting date is approximately 2,118m.
From Forbes • Jun. 12, 2014
Spenders Chicago, Ill. Nor did "spenders" relinquish their activities even going from city to city but operated with unremitted gusto in club cars of railroad trains.�ED.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the agitations of these popular commonwealths, the great actors on the stage were driven to a life of unremitted exertion.
From The Portland Sketch Book by Various
A few months sooner, and I might have pleaded some merit with the lovely maid from my long and unremitted attachment.
From The Sylph, Volume I and II by Cavendish, Georgiana
Not contented with feeding her with the produce of an unremitted labour, she consoled her in affliction, attended her in sickness, and endeavoured, by the tenderest methods, to soften the iron hand of fortune.
From The Looking-Glass for the Mind or Intellectual Mirror by Bewick, John
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