respitelessadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɛspʌɪtlᵻs/,

/ˈrɛspɪtlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈrɛspətlᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: respite n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < respite n. + -less suffix.

Without respite or relief; unrelenting.

ΚΠ

1815 W. Davies Gen. View Agric. & Domest. Econ. S. Wales II. xv. 395 A most trying period of respiteless war.

1896 W. V. Herbert Chron. Virgin Fortress xxiv. 279 The sky wept dismally, in the shape of drizzling and respiteless rain.

1923 Musical Times 64 355/1 By ‘Festival’ do not, in the leisure of Bournemouth, conceive the few packed respiteless days of Leeds.

1998 S. K. Sarker Shakespeare's Sonnets xi. 242 The respiteless and fast passing away of time.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	respiteless
释义	respitelessadj. Brit. /ˈrɛspʌɪtlᵻs/, /ˈrɛspɪtlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈrɛspətlᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: respite n., -less suffix. Etymology: < respite n. + -less suffix. Without respite or relief; unrelenting. ΚΠ 1815 W. Davies Gen. View Agric. & Domest. Econ. S. Wales II. xv. 395 A most trying period of respiteless war. 1896 W. V. Herbert Chron. Virgin Fortress xxiv. 279 The sky wept dismally, in the shape of drizzling and respiteless rain. 1923 Musical Times 64 355/1 By ‘Festival’ do not, in the leisure of Bournemouth, conceive the few packed respiteless days of Leeds. 1998 S. K. Sarker Shakespeare's Sonnets xi. 242 The respiteless and fast passing away of time. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1815
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