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Dictionary Results For "relentless" [?]/[OPML]
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English

Etymology

relent + -less

Adjective

  1. unrelenting|Unrelenting or unyielding in severity
  2. unremitting|Unremitting, steady and persistent


Derived terms


Translations

et:relentless fr:relentless io:relentless hu:relentless no:relentless pt:relentless te:relentless vi:relentless zh:relentless

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Relentless \Re*lent"less\, a.
Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to
the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness;
unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; as, a prey to relentless
despotism.
[1913 Webster]

For this the avenging power employs his darts, . . .
Thus will persist, relentless in his ire. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster] -- Re*lent"less*ly, adv. --
Re*lent"less*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet relentless
adj 1: not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; "grim
determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final
hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable
certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern
demands of parenthood" [syn: grim, inexorable, stern,
unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting]
2: never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums" [syn: persistent,
unrelenting]
Moby Dictionary
adamant
, adamantine , ardent , assiduous , bound ,
bound and determined
, bowelless , cast-iron , ceaseless , certain ,
committed
, constant , continual , continuing , continuous , cruel ,
decided
, decisive , dedicated , definite , determined , devoted ,
diligent
, dog-eat-dog , dogged , dour , earnest , enduring , energetic ,
faithful
, fated , fateful , ferocious , fervent , fierce , firm , flinty ,
fundamentalist
, grim , habitual , hard , hard-core , hardworking ,
harsh
, heartless , hidebound , immovable , immutable , implacable ,
impliable
, inalterable , incessant , inclement , indefatigable ,
indefeasible
, indomitable , industrious , inelastic , ineluctable ,
inescapable
, inevasible , inevitable , inexorable , inflexible ,
inhuman
, insistent , intractable , intransigent , invincible , iron ,
ironbound
, ironclad , ironhanded , irreconcilable , irresistible ,
irrevocable
, laborious , lasting , loyal , merciless , mortal ,
muscle-bound
, necessary , never idle , never-tiring , obdurate ,
obstinate
, orthodox , patient , patient as Job , permanent , perpetual ,
perseverant
, persevering , persistent , persisting , pertinacious ,
pitiless
, plodding , plugging , preoccupied , procrustean , purist ,
puristic
, puritan , puritanic , purposeful , rapt , regular ,
remorseless
, resistless , resolute , resolved , rigid , rigorist ,
rigoristic
, rigorous , rock-ribbed , rockbound , ruthless , sedulous ,
serious
, sincere , single-minded , sleepless , slogging , stable ,
steadfast
, steady , steely , stern , stiff , stiff-necked ,
straightlaced
, straitlaced , strenuous , strict , stringent , stubborn ,
sure
, sure as death , sure as fate , tenacious , tireless , tough ,
unabated
, unabating , unaffected , unalterable , unappeasable ,
unavoidable
, unbending , unbroken , unceasing , unchangeable ,
uncompassionate
, uncompassioned , uncompromising , unconquerable ,
uncontrollable
, undaunted , undeflectable , undeviating ,
undiscouraged
, undrooping , unfailing , unfaltering , unfeeling ,
unflagging
, unflinching , unforgiving , ungiving , unintermitting ,
uninterrupted
, unmerciful , unmoved , unmoving , unnodding , unpitiful ,
unpitying
, unpreventable , unrelaxing , unrelenting , unrelieved ,
unremitting
, unremorseful , unsleeping , unsparing , unstoppable ,
unswerving
, unsympathetic , unsympathizing , untiring , unwavering ,
unwearied
, unwearying , unwinking , unyielding , utterly attentive ,
vehement
, weariless , wholehearted , without mercy , zealous


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