"unrelenting" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more unrelenting [comparative], most unrelenting [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + relenting. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|relenting}} un- + relenting Head templates: {{en-adj}} unrelenting (comparative more unrelenting, superlative most unrelenting)
  1. Not relenting; not yielding in strength, severity, or determination. Synonyms: unyielding, brutal, hard, harsh, stern, cruel Translations (not relenting): непримирим (neprimirim) (Bulgarian), despietat (Catalan), implacable (Catalan), 不松懈的 (Chinese Mandarin), meedogenloos (Dutch), armoton (Finnish), heltymätön (Finnish), leppymätön (Finnish), implacable (French), impitoyable (French), ულმობელი (ulmobeli) (Georgian), tidak berampun (Indonesian), spietato (Italian), implacabile (Italian), papahueke (Maori), implacável (Portuguese), rigoroso [masculine] (Portuguese), severo [masculine] (Portuguese), incendiente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-unrelenting-en-adj-peGu7yGA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of 'not relenting': 82 18
  2. Having no pity; not being or becoming lenient, mild, gentle, or merciful
    Sense id: en-unrelenting-en-adj-LFJxlUo0 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: relentless Related terms: relent, unrelentingly, unrelentingness
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