unremitting
Americanadjective
adjective
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Other Word Forms
- unremittingly adverb
- unremittingness noun
Etymology
Origin of unremitting
First recorded in 1670–80; un- 1 + remit ( def. ) + -ing 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Eddie Jones says the unremitting pressure to win throughout the Rugby World Cup cycle makes the England head coach job the hardest in the sport.
From BBC
How can a deeper understanding of a set of unremittingly cruel brain diseases not be a priority?
From Los Angeles Times
Some of it might be heading toward Paris in the coming days where ministers are publicly warning of an IMF crisis amid unremitting political uncertainty.
From BBC
Were the horrors too extreme, the subject matter too unremittingly grim or simply too uncomfortable to contemplate?
From BBC
So it doesn’t make sense that a deeper understanding of a complex set of unremittingly cruel brain diseases that decimate the lives of victims, and their loved ones, is no longer a priority.
From Los Angeles Times
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