unrelieved
pronunciation
How to pronounce unrelieved in British English:
UK [ˌʌnrɪˈli:vd]
How to pronounce unrelieved in American English:
US [ˌʌnrɪˈlivd]
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- Adjective:
- not lessened or diminished
Word Origin
- unrelieved (adj.)
- "monotonous, unvarying," 1764, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of relieve (v.).
Example
- 1. A prospect of almost unrelieved gloom .
- 2. Ah , how unrelieved boring life would be !
- 3. A style of architecture characterized by massive or monolithic forms typically unrelieved by exterior decoration .
- 4. A life of unrelieved misery .
- 5. Ah , how unrelieved boring life would getting !