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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
re·lent·less
[ri-lent-lis] Pronunciation Key
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[ri-lent-lis] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| that does not relent; unyieldingly severe, strict, or harsh; unrelenting: a relentless enemy. |
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re·lent·less·ly, adverb
re·lent·less·ness, noun
—Synonyms rigid, unbending, obdurate, adamant, unyielding. See inflexible.
—Antonyms merciful.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| re·lent·less
(rĭ-lěnt'lĭs) Pronunciation Key
adj.
re·lent'less·ly adv., re·lent'less·ness n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| relentless | |
adjective | |
| 1. | not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood" [syn: grim] |
| 2. | never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums" [syn: persistent] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Relentless
Re*lent"less\, a. Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness; unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; as, a prey to relentless despotism. For this the avenging power employs his darts, . . . Thus will persist, relentless in his ire. --Dryden. -- Re*lent"less*ly, adv. -- Re*lent"less*ness, n.
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