Unrelenting Meaning
/ˌʌnriˈlɛntɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot relenting; not yielding in strength, severity, or determination.
adjHaving no pity; not being or becoming lenient, mild, gentle, or merciful.
Sentence Examples
His unrelenting mildness infuriates me! Where is his drive? Where is his passion?
We're in the second week of an unrelenting heat wave.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ hurricane destroyed everything in its path for three straight days.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ rain continued for three days, causing several major floods in the low-lying areas.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English un- English relenting English unrelenting From un- + relenting.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"There’s faith in their unrelenting woes, / There’s Life in the Old Land yet!"
— 1908, James Ryder Randall, “There’s Life in the Old Land Yet”, in Maryland, my Maryland, and other poems, Baltimore, Md.; New York: John Murphy Company, page 23:
"Tears may not bring again Sardathrion. But this the gods may do who have seen, and seen with unrelenting eyes, the sorrows of ten thousand worlds—thy gods may weep for thee."
— 1906, Lord Dunsany [i.e., Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany], Time and the Gods, London: William Heineman, →OCLC, page 5:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ hurricane destroyed everything in its path for three straight days.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ rain continued for three days, causing several major floods in the low-lying areas.