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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Relentless \Re*lent"less\, adjective Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness; unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; as, a prey to relentless despotism.
For this the avenging power employs his darts, . . . Thus will persist, relentless in his ire. --Dryden. -- {Re*lent"less*ly}, adverb -- {Re*lent"less*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
relentlessly
adverb: in a relentless manner; "he worked relentlessly" [syn: {unrelentingly}]
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