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relentful

relentful adjective: hesitant, reluctant.

Adjective

relentful (comparative more relentful, superlative most relentful)

  1. hesitant, reluctant
    • I'm kinda relentful to recommend a tnt or so, seeing as they are really cpu dependant, and i don't know the requirments on one.1999 January 23, Dragon7x, “My worthless p133”, in 3dfx.products (Usenet)
  2. merciful, forbearing
    • Ye lisping Flatteries, and obsequious Glances/Relentful Musics, and attractive Dances,1598, George Chapman, Hero and Leander
    • A captain usually laments about a players retirement but nevers persuades with such a relentful approach.2002 September 26, Nikhil Shah, “Nehra out, Ganguly wants Srinath back”, in rec.sport.cricket (Usenet)

Synonyms of relentful

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Forms of relentful

comparativemore relentful
superlativemost relentful

Origin of relentful

From relent + -ful.

Words formed from relentful

Questions about relentful

What does relentful mean?
Relentful means hesitant, reluctant.
What part of speech is relentful?
Relentful is an adjective.

Words near relentful in the dictionary

  1. relented
  2. relenter
  3. relenters
  4. relentest
  5. relenteth
  6. relentful
  7. relentfully
  8. relenting
  9. relentingly
  10. relentings
  11. relentless

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