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remorselessre‧morse‧less /rɪˈmɔːsləs $ -ˈmɔːr-/ adjective - A remorseless gray drizzle fell all day long.
- Farley was shown to be a remorseless killer and a chronic liar.
- the remorseless advance of the invading army
- The remorseless spread of the virus has led to the deaths of thousands.
- Ash and sugar maple trees were shooting up among the apple trees in the remorseless struggle for light.
- But the pressure for productivity has sometimes been remorseless.
- He offered no rebuttal to those who called him a remorseless animal.
- It took them four hours to decide that this vicious, remorseless killer should die.
- It was endowed with an endless capacity for multiplication and a remorseless urge to advance.
- On the main line, the remorseless reduction in fleet sizes resulted in Mark 3 vehicles steadily being more predominant.
- The room was silent, apart from the hollow and remorseless tick of a grandfather clock in the corner.
- The sea is remorseless and patient.
a process that cannot be stopped► unstoppable a process or action that is unstoppable cannot be stopped: · Political change is now unstoppable, and the regime will eventually collapse.· The war could unleash unstoppable political and economic changes.· Her rise to fame seems to be unstoppable. ► remorseless a process that is remorseless continues in an unpleasant and threatening way and it seems to be impossible to stop: · The remorseless spread of the virus has led to the deaths of thousands.· the remorseless advance of the invading army ► inexorable formal use this about a gradual process that cannot be stopped, especially one which leads to something very bad happening: · His jealousy sets him on an inexorable course towards murder.· the inexorable decline in Britain's manufacturing industry ► irreversible a process of change that is irreversible cannot be stopped, and the situation that existed before cannot return: · New technology has brought about irreversible changes in society.· Despite claims made by skincare manufacturers, the effects of ageing are irreversible. 1something bad or threatening that is remorseless continues to happen and seems impossible to stop SYN relentless: the remorseless winter winds2cruel, and not caring how much other people are hurt SYN merciless: a remorseless murderer—remorselessly adverb |