unrelenting

[ 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.

  1. maintaining speed, effort, vigor, intensity, rate of advance, etc.: an unrelenting attack.

Origin of unrelenting

1
First recorded in 1580–90; un-1 + relent + -ing2

Other words for unrelenting

Other words from unrelenting

  • un·re·lent·ing·ly, adverb
  • un·re·lent·ing·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for unrelenting

unrelenting

/ (ˌʌnrɪˈlɛntɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. refusing to relent or take pity; relentless; merciless

  2. not diminishing in determination, speed, effort, force, etc

Derived forms of unrelenting

  • unrelentingly, adverb
  • unrelentingness, noun

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