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unrelenting
adjective un·re·lent·ing \-ˈlen-tiŋ\
: not slowing down, stopping, or growing weaker
—used to describe someone who does something in a constant and determined way without stopping or becoming less forceful
Full Definition of UNRELENTING
2
: not letting up or weakening in vigor or pace : constant <the unrelenting struggle>
— un·re·lent·ing·ly \-tiŋ-lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of UNRELENTING
1588
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- adamant, adamantine, bullheaded, dogged, hard, hardened, hardheaded, hard-nosed, headstrong, immovable, implacable, inconvincible, inflexible, intransigent, mulish, obdurate, opinionated, ossified, pat, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, self-opinionated, self-willed, stiff-necked, stubborn, unbending, uncompromising, obstinate, unyielding, willful (or wilful)
UNRELENTING Defined for Kids
unrelenting
adjective un·re·lent·ing \ˌən-ri-ˈlen-tiŋ\
Definition of UNRELENTING for Kids
1
: not giving in or softening in determination : stern
2
: not letting up or weakening in energy or pace <… even though it was late in the day, the sun was unrelenting. — Pam Muñoz Ryan, Esperanza Rising>
— un·re·lent·ing·ly adverb
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