unrelenting

English

Etymology

un- +‎ relenting

Adjective

unrelenting (comparative more unrelenting, superlative most unrelenting)

1. Not relenting; having no pity; not being or becoming lenient, mild, gentle, or merciful; unyielding; inflexibly rigid; hard; stern; cruel.

Synonyms

• relentless

Related terms

• relent
• unrelentingly
• unrelentingness

Translations

not relenting

• Dutch: meedogenloos (nl)
• Finnish: armoton (fi), heltymätön
• Indonesian: tidak berampun

• Italian: spietato (it), implacabile (it)
• Portuguese: implacável (pt), rigoroso (pt) m, severo (pt) m

References

• unrelenting in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• unrelenting in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913