relentless
pronunciation
How to pronounce relentless in British English:
UK [rɪˈlentləs]
How to pronounce relentless in American English:
US [rɪˈlentləs]
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- Adjective:
- not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
- never-ceasing
Word Origin
- relentless (adj.)
- 1590s, from relent + -less. Related: Relentlessly; relentlessness.
Example
- 1. The relentless rise in unemployment will inevitably weigh on consumer sentiment .
- 2. Bitterness is relentless and dangerous when allowed to take root in our hearts .
- 3. Under relentless ied and small arms attacks he stood taller than the tallest .
- 4. In the past few years across europe and the us there has been a relentless chorus demonising capitalists .
- 5. Nor will it stop the relentless shift of economic gravity to the emerging world .