unremittent

American  

[uhn-ri-mit-nt] / ˌʌn rɪˈmɪt nt /

adjective

1. (especially of a fever) unremitting.

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Other Word Forms

• unremittence noun
• unremittency noun
• unremittently adverb

Etymology

Origin of unremittent

First recorded in 1870–75; un- ¹ + remittent

Example Sentences

With the beginning of August, the heat grew oppressive; all day long, the sun beat, fierce and unremittent, on this city of the plains, and the baked pavements were warm to the feet.

From Maurice Guest by Richardson, Henry Handel

But shame is the rarest thing in the world: what he felt was this unremittent curiosity about his old employer's thoughts.

From Alice Adams by Tarkington, Booth

That guttural, scolding voice, unremittent as the hissing of a steam pipe, is Mrs. Rasnosky.

From The Promised Land by Antin, Mary

For such a man enthusiasm for his work is unfailing and industry unremittent.

From Increasing Human Efficiency in Business, a contribution to the psychology of business by Scott, Walter Dill

It is hard work to knit again a shattered line under the unremittent assault of hardened veterans, such as Nelson's Mediterranean ships.

From The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)