relentless
English
Etymology
relent + -less
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹɪˈlɛntləs/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Adjective
relentless (comparative more relentless, superlative most relentless)
- Unrelenting or unyielding in severity.
- 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney: Ure Smith, published 1965, page 111:
- She sniffed, too, comprehendingly, and fixed her son with a relentless eye.
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- 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
- relentlessness
Translations
unrelenting or unyielding in severity
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unremitting, steady and persistent
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