"remitless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: remit + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|remit|less}} remit + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} remitless (not comparable)
  1. Without remit or letup. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-remitless-en-adj-wlHWUEuw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less

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          "ref": "1855, Ezra Sampson, The Brief Remarker on the Ways of Man, page 73",
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          "ref": "1974, Ian M. G. Quimby, Polly Anne Earl, Technological Innovation and the Decorative Arts",
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