unrelenting
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
unrelenting (comparative more unrelenting, superlative most unrelenting)
- Not relenting; not yielding in strength, severity, or determination.
- 1908, Randall, James Ryder, “There’s Life in the Old Land Yet”, in Maryland, my Maryland, and other poems, Baltimore, Md.; New York: John Murphy Company, page 23:
- There’s faith in their unrelenting woes, / There’s Life in the Old Land yet!
- Having no pity; not being or becoming lenient, mild, gentle, or merciful
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Translations[edit]
not relenting
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References[edit]
- unrelenting in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
- unrelenting in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913