relentlesslyadv.

Brit.

/rᵻˈlɛntləsli/, U.S.

/rəˈlɛn(t)ləsli/,

/riˈlɛn(t)ləsli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: relentless adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < relentless adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier irrelentlessly adv.

In a relentless manner; pitilessly, harshly; unceasingly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > severity > [adverb] > with no softening of severity

irrelentlessly1624

relentlessly1737

unpacifiedly1748

intemperately1765

unrelentingly1777

unmitigably1808

unabatedly1828

unmitigatedly1832

intemperably1897

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > harshness or severity > [adverb] > rigidly or relentlessly

inexorably1610

rigidly1610

steely1621

irrelentlessly1624

implacably1631

relentlessly1737

remorselessly1845

steelily1867

grimly1881

the mind > emotion > compassion > pitilessness > [adverb] > mercilessly > unrelentingly

irrelentlessly1624

unrelentingly1637

relentlessly1737

1737 S. Bourn Dialogue between Baptist & Church-man 23 A Thought which wou'd represent his father as a partial Tyrant, relentlessly cruel to the greatest Part of his Off-spring.

1777 H. H. Brackenridge Death Gen. Montgomery iv. ii. 29 No standing army shall remain, to spoil The daughters virgin innocence, or bathe Their hands, in the sons blood, relentlessly.

1809 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 429 The student is dragged relentlessly from his closet.

1816 P. B. Shelley Alastor 21 For sleep, he knew, kept most relentlessly Its precious charge.

1870 R. Anderson Hist. Missions Amer. Board IV. xlii. 417 The Papal ecclesiastics..grew relentlessly cruel where they had power.

1898 Argosy July 679 He pointed to the drops that fell relentlessly from the roof to the..cups in the floor.

1936 M. P. Charlesworth Five Men iii. 77 Still the assault continued relentlessly.

1972 G. M. Brown Greenvoe (1976) ii. 35 Relentlessly the pointer beat on the blackboard.

2003 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 16 Sept. 8 Painting herself as a latter day Princess Di, relentlessly pursued by spies and phone-tappers.

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

单词	relentlessly
释义	relentlesslyadv. Brit. /rᵻˈlɛntləsli/, U.S. /rəˈlɛn(t)ləsli/, /riˈlɛn(t)ləsli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: relentless adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < relentless adj. + -ly suffix². Compare earlier irrelentlessly adv. In a relentless manner; pitilessly, harshly; unceasingly. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > severity > [adverb] > with no softening of severity irrelentlessly1624 relentlessly1737 unpacifiedly1748 intemperately1765 unrelentingly1777 unmitigably1808 unabatedly1828 unmitigatedly1832 intemperably1897 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > harshness or severity > [adverb] > rigidly or relentlessly inexorably1610 rigidly1610 steely1621 irrelentlessly1624 implacably1631 relentlessly1737 remorselessly1845 steelily1867 grimly1881 the mind > emotion > compassion > pitilessness > [adverb] > mercilessly > unrelentingly irrelentlessly1624 unrelentingly1637 relentlessly1737 1737 S. Bourn Dialogue between Baptist & Church-man 23 A Thought which wou'd represent his father as a partial Tyrant, relentlessly cruel to the greatest Part of his Off-spring. 1777 H. H. Brackenridge Death Gen. Montgomery iv. ii. 29 No standing army shall remain, to spoil The daughters virgin innocence, or bathe Their hands, in the sons blood, relentlessly. 1809 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 429 The student is dragged relentlessly from his closet. 1816 P. B. Shelley Alastor 21 For sleep, he knew, kept most relentlessly Its precious charge. 1870 R. Anderson Hist. Missions Amer. Board IV. xlii. 417 The Papal ecclesiastics..grew relentlessly cruel where they had power. 1898 Argosy July 679 He pointed to the drops that fell relentlessly from the roof to the..cups in the floor. 1936 M. P. Charlesworth Five Men iii. 77 Still the assault continued relentlessly. 1972 G. M. Brown Greenvoe (1976) ii. 35 Relentlessly the pointer beat on the blackboard. 2003 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 16 Sept. 8 Painting herself as a latter day Princess Di, relentlessly pursued by spies and phone-tappers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1737
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