Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Unyielding in severity or strictness; unrelenting.
- adjective Steady and persistent; unremitting.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Incapable of relenting; unmoved by pity; unpitying; insensible to the distress of others; destitute of tenderness.
- Synonyms Implacable, etc. See
inexorable , and list under unrelenting.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness; unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Unrelenting orunyielding inseverity - adjective
Unremitting ,steady andpersistent
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
- adjective never-ceasing
Etymologies
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Examples
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Mr. Christie's aides say the governor hasn't budged from his months-long insistence that he won't enter the presidential fray, despite what one described as a "relentless" stream of calls over the last week from prominent Republicans urging him to run.
Christie Courted, Still Says No Neil King Jr. 2011
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This is what I call the relentless rules of humble arithmetic from Justice Brandeis.
Transcript: John Bogle Steve Forbes 2011
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This is what I call the relentless rules of humble arithmetic from Justice Brandeis.
Transcript: John Bogle Steve Forbes 2010
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Those aren't students fighting, but that is a student on top of Berry in what she calls a relentless beating all caught on a cell phone camera.
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Those aren ` t students fighting, but that is a student on top of Berry, in what she calls a relentless beating, all caught on a cell phone camera.
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S. O'BRIEN: On her campaign's Web site, Harris blames the media for what she calls relentless personal attacks upon her.
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The introduction to the proposal said the spending blueprint disavowed what it called the "relentless government spending, borrowing and taxing that are leading America, right at this moment, toward a debt-fueled economic crisis and the demise of America's exceptional promise."
NYT > Home Page By CARL HULSE 2011
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On Monday, local district attorney Elizabeth Scheibel announced nine teenagers had been charged in connection with what she called the relentless bullying of Prince.
Winnipeg Sun 2010
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The last years of his control, from 1995 onwards, were characterized by a relentless effort to facilitate his son Bashar's accession to power.
Dr. Josef Olmert: Bashar Assad, the Alawite Community and the Future Dr. Josef Olmert 2011
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Baltimore's offense was relentless from the instant Ray Rice dashed 83 yards for a score on the first play from scrimmage to trigger a 24-point opening quarter while its bruising defense generated four turnovers against battered quarterback Tom Brady — three interceptions and a fumble.
Statement win: Could beating Patriots fuel deep Ravens run? 2010
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