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un⋅re⋅lent⋅ing

  [uhn-ri-len-ting]
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–adjective
1. not relenting; not yielding or swerving in determination or resolution, as of or from opinions, convictions, ambitions, ideals, etc.; inflexible: an unrelenting opponent of the Equal Rights Amendment.
2. not easing or slackening in severity: an unrelenting rain.
3. maintaining speed, effort, vigor, intensity, rate of advance, etc.: an unrelenting attack.
Origin:
1580–90; un- 1 + relent + -ing 2

Related forms:
un⋅re⋅lent⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
un⋅re⋅lent⋅ing⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. relentless, merciless, unmerciful, ruthless, pitiless, cruel, remorseless. 2. unremitting, implacable, inexorable.
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un·re·lent·ing   (ŭn'rĭ-lěn'tĭng)   
adj.  
  1. Having or exhibiting uncompromising determination; unyielding: an unrelenting human rights worker.
  2. Not diminishing in intensity, pace, or effort: an unrelenting ice storm.
un're·lent'ing·ly adv.
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Unrelenting

Un`re*lent"ing\, a. Not relenting; unyielding; rigid; hard; stern; cruel. -- Un`re*lent"ing*ly, adv. -- Un`re*lent"ing*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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unrelenting 
1588, from un- (1) "not" + relenting (see relent).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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