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Webster 1913 Edition
Relentless
Re-lent′less
,Adj.
Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness; unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying;
as, a prey to
. relentless
despotismFor this the avenging power employs his darts, . . .
Thus will persist,
– Thus will persist,
relentless
in his ire. Dryden.
Re-lent′less-ly
, adv.
Re-lent′less-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Relentless
RELENT'LESS
,Adj.
For this th' avenging pow'r employs his darts,
Thus will persist relentless in his ire.
Relentless thoughts, in Milton, may signify unremitted, intently fixed on disquieting objects.
[This sense of the word is unusual and not to be countenanced.]
Definition 2024
relentless
relentless
English
Adjective
relentless (comparative more relentless, superlative most relentless)
- Unrelenting or unyielding in severity
- Unremitting, steady and persistent
- 2016 January 31, "Is Huma Abedin Hillary Clinton’s Secret Weapon or Her Next Big Problem?," Vanity Fair (retrieved 21 January 2016):
- In Clintonworld, the reaction to Grassley’s relentless assault on Huma is one of resignation.
- 2016 January 31, "Is Huma Abedin Hillary Clinton’s Secret Weapon or Her Next Big Problem?," Vanity Fair (retrieved 21 January 2016):
Derived terms
Translations
unrelenting or unyielding in severity
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unremitting, steady and persistent
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