Meaning

2 senses
  1. Not relenting; not yielding in strength, severity, or determination.

    unerbittlich, unnachgiebig, unnachlässig

  2. Having no pity; not being or becoming lenient, mild, gentle, or merciful.

    erbarmungslos, gnadenlos

More definitions
  • punishingly harsh
  • never-ceasing
  • not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Tom is unrelenting, isn't he?

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  2. We're in the second week of an unrelenting heatwave.

    deWir sind in der zweiten Woche einer unerbittlichen Hitzewelle.

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  3. We're in the second week of an unrelenting heat wave.

    deWir sind in der zweiten Woche einer unerbittlichen Hitzewelle.

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  4. Mary is unrelenting, isn't she?

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  5. The traffic was unrelenting, so I decided to use the subway to cross the road.

    deDer Verkehr brach nicht ab; daher beschloss ich, die Straße durch die Unterführung zu überqueren.

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Translations

6 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 2
not relenting:
having no pity:

Origin

From un- + relenting.

From un- + relenting.

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Forms

more unrelenting, most unrelenting
Comparativemore unrelenting Lesson
Superlativemost unrelenting Lesson

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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