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unrelieving

unrelieving adjective: from which there is no relief; unrelenting.

Adjective

unrelieving (comparative more unrelieving, superlative most unrelieving)

  1. From which there is no relief; unrelenting.
    • an unrelieving rainstorm

Forms of unrelieving

comparativemore unrelieving
superlativemost unrelieving

Origin of unrelieving

From un- + relieving.

Questions about unrelieving

What does unrelieving mean?
Unrelieving means from which there is no relief; unrelenting.
What part of speech is unrelieving?
Unrelieving is an adjective.

Words near unrelieving in the dictionary

  1. unrelievableness
  2. unrelievably
  3. unrelieveable
  4. unrelieved
  5. unrelievedly
  6. unrelieving
  7. unreligion
  8. unreligions
  9. unreligious
  10. unreligiously
  11. unreligiousness

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