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relentless

adjectiveattested in dialogue

  • //ɹɪˈlɛntləs//

Unrelenting or unyielding in severity.

adjective

  1. 1

    Unrelenting or unyielding in severity.

    She sniffed, too, comprehendingly, and fixed her son with a relentless eye.

  2. 2

    Steady and persistent; unremitting.

    In Clintonworld, the reaction to Grassley’s relentless assault on Huma is one of resignation.

Etymology

Etymology tree English relent Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English relentless From relent + -less.

Forms

comparative
more relentless
superlative
most relentless
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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