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 or unyielding in severity
  • adjective Unremitting, steady and persistent

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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relent +‎ -less

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Examples

  • 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

  • This is what I call the relentless rules of humble arithmetic from Justice Brandeis.

    Transcript: John Bogle Steve Forbes 2011

  • This is what I call the relentless rules of humble arithmetic from Justice Brandeis.

    Transcript: John Bogle Steve Forbes 2010

  • 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.

    CNN Transcript Apr 10, 2008 2008

  • 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.

    CNN Transcript Apr 10, 2008 2008

  • S. O'BRIEN: On her campaign's Web site, Harris blames the media for what she calls relentless personal attacks upon her.

    CNN Transcript Apr 4, 2006 2006

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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