relentlessly
Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈlɛntləsli/
The English word “relentlessly” has 2 meanings listed here.
adverb
- In a manner unrelenting or unyielding in severity; unrelentingly.
- In a steady and persistent manner; unceasingly.
Etymology
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…
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