relentlessadj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈlɛntləs/, U.S.

/rəˈlɛn(t)ləs/,

/riˈlɛn(t)ləs/

Forms: see relent v.¹ and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: relent n., -less suffix; relent v.¹, -less suffix.

Etymology: Partly < relent n. + -less suffix, and partly < relent v.¹ + -less suffix.

That does not relent, incapable of relenting (in various senses); spec. (in early use) harsh or inflexible, unyielding; (now usually) that does not abate; constant, unceasing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > severity > [adjective] > not reduced in severity

relentless1592

unmitigated1600

unrelenting1609

unabateda1625

unrebated1681

unalleviated1750

unlightened1784

the mind > emotion > compassion > pitilessness > [adjective] > merciless > unrelenting

unrelenting1590

relentless1592

irrelenting1616

1592 Greenes Groats-worth of Witte sig. B2 Death is relentlesse, and will not be intreated.

1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge i. iv. sig. B4^v Strike me quite through with the relentlesse edge Of raging furie.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 130 Onely in destroying I finde ease To my relentless thoughts.

1712 A. Pope tr. Ovid Sapho to Phaon in tr. Ovid Epist. (ed. 8) 17 In vain he lov'd, relentless Pyrrha scorn'd.

1789 G. White Nat. Hist. Selborne lviii. 262 The relentless heaps of snow were too bulky to be removed.

1798 M. Edgeworth & R. L. Edgeworth Pract. Educ. I. xii. 380 Few things can be more terrific..to the young writer, than the voice of relentless criticism.

1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xv. 260 A relentless inquisition drags every secret to the day.

1878 A. Brassey Voy. Sunbeam xv. 268 An island..which the fiery waves seemed to attack unceasingly with relentless fury.

1958 Life 14 Apr. 19/2 There was no better single tonic for the economy than relentless advertising..of attractive goods at attractive prices.

1987 E. E. Smith Miss Melville Returns (1988) vii. 58 Some society hostesses would stop at nothing in their relentless pursuit of the public weal.

2008 Mirror (Nexis) 13 Aug. 11 The relentless downpour flooded roads and filled rivers until they..burst their banks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	relentless
释义	relentlessadj. Brit. /rᵻˈlɛntləs/, U.S. /rəˈlɛn(t)ləs/, /riˈlɛn(t)ləs/ Forms: see relent v.¹ and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: relent n., -less suffix; relent v.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: Partly < relent n. + -less suffix, and partly < relent v.¹ + -less suffix. That does not relent, incapable of relenting (in various senses); spec. (in early use) harsh or inflexible, unyielding; (now usually) that does not abate; constant, unceasing. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > severity > [adjective] > not reduced in severity relentless1592 unmitigated1600 unrelenting1609 unabateda1625 unrebated1681 unalleviated1750 unlightened1784 the mind > emotion > compassion > pitilessness > [adjective] > merciless > unrelenting unrelenting1590 relentless1592 irrelenting1616 1592 Greenes Groats-worth of Witte sig. B2 Death is relentlesse, and will not be intreated. 1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge i. iv. sig. B4^v Strike me quite through with the relentlesse edge Of raging furie. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 130 Onely in destroying I finde ease To my relentless thoughts. View more context for this quotation 1712 A. Pope tr. Ovid Sapho to Phaon in tr. Ovid Epist. (ed. 8) 17 In vain he lov'd, relentless Pyrrha scorn'd. 1789 G. White Nat. Hist. Selborne lviii. 262 The relentless heaps of snow were too bulky to be removed. 1798 M. Edgeworth & R. L. Edgeworth Pract. Educ. I. xii. 380 Few things can be more terrific..to the young writer, than the voice of relentless criticism. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits xv. 260 A relentless inquisition drags every secret to the day. 1878 A. Brassey Voy. Sunbeam xv. 268 An island..which the fiery waves seemed to attack unceasingly with relentless fury. 1958 Life 14 Apr. 19/2 There was no better single tonic for the economy than relentless advertising..of attractive goods at attractive prices. 1987 E. E. Smith Miss Melville Returns (1988) vii. 58 Some society hostesses would stop at nothing in their relentless pursuit of the public weal. 2008 Mirror (Nexis) 13 Aug. 11 The relentless downpour flooded roads and filled rivers until they..burst their banks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1592
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