relentlessly
Syllables: re·lent·less·ly/ɹɪˈlɛntləsli/US/ɹəˈlɛn(t)ləsli/
relentlessly adverb: in a manner unrelenting or unyielding in severity; unrelentingly.
Adverb
relentlessly (comparative more relentlessly, superlative most relentlessly)
- In a manner unrelenting or unyielding in severity; unrelentingly.
- Near-synonyms: harshly, pitilessly, ruthlessly
- For sleep, he knew, kept most relentlessly / Its precious charge, and silent death exposed, / Faithless perhaps as sleep, a shadowy lure, / With doubtful smile mocking its own strange charms.1815 September 10 – December 14, Percy Bysshe Shelley, “Alastor; or, The Spirit of Solitude”, in Alastor; or, The Spirit of Solitude: And Other Poems, London: […] Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, […]; and...
- Synonyms:
- harshly, pitilessly, ruthlessly
- Antonyms:
- unrelentlessly
- In a steady and persistent manner; unceasingly.
- My friend is one of thoſe people, vvho having formerly cut a very gay figure in the vvorld, is ſtill ambitious of ſpreading the May-bloom of tvventy-five upon the vvinter of threeſcore; and deſirous of diſplaying in the fulneſs of his ſpirits, that ſprightlineſs and vivacity vvhich time has...1763? April 2, [Hugh Kelly], “Saturday, April 2 [1763?]”, in The Babler. Containing a Careful Selection from those Entertaining and Interesting Essays, […], volume I, number LXI, London: […] J[ohn]...
- The vision must be shared. The leadership team must believe in it and pursue it relentlessly, along with the leader herself.2022, Gary A. Garfield, “Vision: Lesson #2”, in Driving Results: Six Lessons Learned from Transforming an Iconic Company, Hoboken, N.J: John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, part II (The Six Lessons for Change)...
- Synonyms:
- unremittingly, ceaselessly, consecutively, constantly, continently, continually, continuously, endlessly, eternally, ever
- Antonyms:
- unrelentlessly
relentlessly meaning in Urdu and Vietnamese
relentlessly in Urdu
- بےدردی سے, بےرحمی سے, سنگ دلی سے, شقاوت سے
relentlessly in Vietnamese
- in a relentless manner
- rầm rầm
Synonyms of relentlessly
- harshly
- pitilessly
- ruthlessly
- unremittingly
- ceaselessly
- consecutively
- constantly
- continently
- continually
- continuously
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Antonyms
Forms of relentlessly
| comparative | more relentlessly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most relentlessly |
Origin of relentlessly
From relentless + -ly (suffix forming abverbs from adjectives and nouns). Relentless is derived from relent (“(noun) act of relenting or giving way, yielding; (verb) to become less cruel or harsh; to become less intense”) + -less (suffix meaning ‘lacking, without’); and relent from Middle English relenten (“to melt; to soften; to dissolve in water; of weather: to be cool and moist”), from Anglo-Norman relenter, relentir (“to melt; to shrivel; to give up; to slacken”), and also influenced by Middle French ralenter, ralentir (“to abate; to slow down”) (modern French ralentir), from re- (prefix meaning ‘again’ having intensifying effect) + alenter, alentir (“to slow down”) (from Old French alentir, from a- (prefix denoting entering a state or progressing towards a goal) + lent (“slow”) (from Latin lentus (“slow, sluggish”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lentos (“pliant; soft; smooth”)) + -ir (suffix forming infinitives of verbs)).
Words formed from relentlessly
Questions about relentlessly
- What does relentlessly mean?
- Relentlessly means in a manner unrelenting or unyielding in severity; unrelentingly.
- What is relentlessly in Urdu?
- Relentlessly in Urdu is بےدردی سے, بےرحمی سے, سنگ دلی سے. See Relentlessly meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is relentlessly?
- Relentlessly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce relentlessly?
- Relentlessly is pronounced /ɹɪˈlɛntləsli/ (UK).
Words near relentlessly in the dictionary
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