unremitting
Americanadjective
adjective
Other 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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The unremittingly positive little girl described her symptoms before she was diagnosed as "belly aches and everything, and I felt sick but other than that, I just felt like a normal person".
From BBC
Despite the glory of his singing and the enviable success of his award-lavished career, he made his life of enormous privilege seem like a tale of unremitting anguish and woe.
From Los Angeles Times
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
Were the horrors too extreme, the subject matter too unremittingly grim or simply too uncomfortable to contemplate?
From BBC
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