unrelenting

English

Etymology

un- +‎ relenting

Adjective

unrelenting (comparative more unrelenting, superlative most unrelenting)

Not relenting; having no pity; not being or becoming lenient, mild, gentle, or merciful
Synonyms: unyielding, hard, stern, cruel

Synonyms

relentless

Related terms

Translations

not relenting

Dutch: meedogenloos (nl)
Finnish: armoton (fi), heltymätön, leppymätön (fi)
French: implacable (fr), impitoyable (fr)

Indonesian: tidak berampun
Italian: spietato (it), implacabile (it)
Portuguese: implacável (pt), rigoroso (pt) m, severo (pt) m

References

unrelenting in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
unrelenting in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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