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relentless [rɪˈlɛntlɪs] adj
1. (of an enemy, hostile attitude, etc.) implacable; inflexible; inexorable 2. (of pace or intensity) sustained; unremitting relentlessly adv relentlessness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
relentless adjective 1. merciless, hard, fierce, harsh, cruel, grim, ruthless, uncompromising, unstoppable, inflexible, unrelenting, unforgiving, inexorable, implacable, unyielding, remorseless, pitiless, undeviating He was the most relentless enemy I have ever known. merciless yielding, forgiving, compassionate, submissive, merciful 2. unremitting, sustained, punishing, persistent, unstoppable, unbroken, unrelenting, incessant, unabated, nonstop, unrelieved, unflagging, unfaltering The pressure now was relentless. Translations relentless [rɪˈlentlɪs] ADJ 1. (= heartless) [cruelty] → cruel, despiadado 2. (= persistent) [hard work] → incesante with relentless severity → con implacable severidad he is quite relentless about it → en esto se muestra totalmente implacable relentless [rɪˈlɛntləs] adj (= continuous) [pressure] → implacable; [heat] → implacable; [rain] → continuel(le) the relentless heat of the desert → la chaleur implacable du désert (= never giving up) [person, enemy, pursuit] → implacable relentless adj (= uncompromising) attitude, opposition, person → unnachgiebig; to be relentless in doing something → etw unnachgiebig tun; to be relentless in one’s efforts to do something → unnachgiebig in seinen Bemühungen sein, etw zu tun (= unrelenting) pain, cold, growth → nicht nachlassend; search → unermüdlich; progress → unaufhaltsam; the relentless march of technology → der unaufhaltsame Fortschritt der Technik How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| But what all England did not know De Vac had gleaned from scraps of conversation dropped in the armory: that Henry was even now negotiating with the leaders of foreign mercenaries, and with Louis IX of France, for a sufficient force of knights and menat-arms to wage a relentless war upon his own barons that he might effectively put a stop to all future interference by them with the royal prerogative of the Plantagenets to misrule England. He was relentless in worrying him about his soul's concerns, and about ruling his children rigidly. When Ming Huang bade the masterful eunuch Kao Li-shih unlace the poet's boots, he gave him a relentless enemy whose malice pursued him, until at length he was glad to beg leave to retire from the court, where he was never at ease and to which he never returned. |
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