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Webster 1913 Edition


Relentless

Re-lent′less

,
Adj.
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
.
For this the avenging power employs his darts, . . .
Thus will persist,
relentless
in his ire.
Dryden.
Re-lent′less-ly
,
adv.
Re-lent′less-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Relentless

RELENT'LESS

,
Adj.
Unmoved by pity unpitying; insensible to the distress of others; destitute of tenderness; as a pray to relentless despotism.
For this th' avenging pow'r employs his darts,
Thus will persist relentless in his ire.
Relentless thoughts, in Milton, may signify unremitted, intently fixed on disquieting objects.
[This sense of the word is unusual and not to be countenanced.]

Definition 2024


relentless

relentless

English

Adjective

relentless (comparative more relentless, superlative most relentless)

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

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