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. )
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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
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
With tenderness and care and vigilance unabridged and unremitted, she had brought Granville and Stanley and Dossie to perfection.
From The Combined Maze by May Sinclair
Systematic and intelligent industry are the attendants of civilization, the wants created by which can only be supplied by the unremitted care of those who live by their existence.
From The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts by James Fenimore Cooper
Blackmore, by the unremitted enmity of the wits, whom he provoked more by his virtue than his dulness, has been exposed to worse treatment than he deserved.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II by Samuel Johnson
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