relentless
Use Relentless in a sentence
lɪs adjective
that does not relent; unyieldingly severe, strict, or harsh; unrelenting: a relentless enemy.
Related forms
re·lent·less·ly, adverb
re·lent·less·ness, noun
Antonyms
merciful.
merciful.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | (of an enemy, hostile attitude, etc) implacable; inflexible; inexorable |
| 2. | (of pace or intensity) sustained; unremitting |
| re'lentlessly | |
| —adv | |
| re'lentlessness | |
| —n | |
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Relentless
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Example sentences
Instead, virtue and character are achieved gradually and must be maintained through a relentless struggle for self-improvement.
But this time the area of the scalp that was involved became numb, and the pain was replaced by a constant, relentless itch.
The trend of the last sixty years has been the fairly relentless improvement of the human condition.
He can, on occasion, lock himself up and work with a relentless and giant industry.
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