relentfuladj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈlɛntf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/rəˈlɛn(t)f(ᵿ)l/,

/riˈlɛn(t)f(ᵿ)l/

Forms: see relent n. and -ful suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: relent n., -ful suffix; relent v.¹, -ful suffix.

Etymology: Partly < relent n. + -ful suffix, and partly < relent v.¹ + -ful suffix. In later use humorously after relentless adj.

rare.

Sorrowful, softened, yielding, relenting. In later use humorous.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > compassion > [adjective] > moved by

meltingc1565

relenteda1586

relentful1598

edulcorate1819

1598 G. Chapman in C. Marlowe & G. Chapman Hero & Leander (new ed.) sig. F^v Ye lisping Flatteries, and obsequious Glances, Relentfull Musicks, and attractiue Dances.

1611 T. Heywood Golden Age iii. sig. F2^v To applaude the heauens, That make me their relentfull minister.

1795 J. Murdock Triumphs of Love iv. 70 Stripped of the remnant of my fortune, save a few dollars the relentful savages left me.

1860 Ld. Lytton Lucile ii. i. xviii.190 A remember'd resentment, half-check'd by a wild And relentful regret.

1987 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 26 May a22 He's perfectly satisfied to let Robert C. McFarlane slowly twist in the wind, as long as he himself is kept off the hook by relentful investigators.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	relentful
释义	relentfuladj. Brit. /rᵻˈlɛntf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /rəˈlɛn(t)f(ᵿ)l/, /riˈlɛn(t)f(ᵿ)l/ Forms: see relent n. and -ful suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: relent n., -ful suffix; relent v.¹, -ful suffix. Etymology: Partly < relent n. + -ful suffix, and partly < relent v.¹ + -ful suffix. In later use humorously after relentless adj. rare. Sorrowful, softened, yielding, relenting. In later use humorous. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > [adjective] > moved by meltingc1565 relenteda1586 relentful1598 edulcorate1819 1598 G. Chapman in C. Marlowe & G. Chapman Hero & Leander (new ed.) sig. F^v Ye lisping Flatteries, and obsequious Glances, Relentfull Musicks, and attractiue Dances. 1611 T. Heywood Golden Age iii. sig. F2^v To applaude the heauens, That make me their relentfull minister. 1795 J. Murdock Triumphs of Love iv. 70 Stripped of the remnant of my fortune, save a few dollars the relentful savages left me. 1860 Ld. Lytton Lucile ii. i. xviii.190 A remember'd resentment, half-check'd by a wild And relentful regret. 1987 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 26 May a22 He's perfectly satisfied to let Robert C. McFarlane slowly twist in the wind, as long as he himself is kept off the hook by relentful investigators. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1598
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