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relentless

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re⋅lent⋅less

[ri-lent-lis]
–adjective
that does not relent; unyieldingly severe, strict, or harsh; unrelenting: a relentless enemy.

Origin:
1585–95; relent + -less


re⋅lent⋅less⋅ly, adverb
re⋅lent⋅less⋅ness, noun


rigid, unbending, obdurate, adamant, unyielding. See inflexible.


merciful.
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re·lent·less   (rĭ-lěnt'lĭs)   
adj.  
  1. Unyielding in severity or strictness; unrelenting: relentless persecution.

  2. Steady and persistent; unremitting: the relentless beat of the drums.

re·lent'less·ly adv., re·lent'less·ness n.
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