unremitted

[ uhn-ri-mit-id ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

not remitted, as a debt.
unpardoned, as a sin.
steadily maintained; uninterrupted; constant:
He gave the matter his unremitted attention.

First recorded in 1530–40; un- ¹ + remit ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Blcher, who from his unremitted ardor had won the name of "Marshal Forward," was transported with joy.

In the agitations of these popular commonwealths, the great actors on the stage were driven to a life of unremitted exertion.

They were years of assiduous labor, and of unremitted devotion to the study and practice of the law.

There is but one road to excellence, even for the genius of a Handel or a Mozart—unremitted application.

The measure is a wise one, and my attention to it shall be unremitted.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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