unremittentadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈmɪt(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌənrəˈmɪtnt/ = unremitting adj.
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the world > action or operation > continuing > [adjective] > continuous or without stop or pause (of action) > unremitting
dreichc1400
unrespited1593
unslacked1593
unremitteda1630
unrelented1651
unremitting1668
unflagging1715
unrelaxing1715
unbating1744
unslackening1768
unabatinga1774
unremittent1776
unreceding1810
irremissive1817
remitless1818
unrelaxed1825
unslackened1870
bateless1886
1776 A. Wilson Med. Res. Hysterics iii. 52 The unremittent, reciprocal corruscations of this vital principle in the fluids and solids upon one another.
1831 Lives of Eminent Brit. Statesmen I. 235 Hitherto Cranmer had displayed unremittent courage in his sufferings.
1871 F. T. Palgrave Lyrical Poems 28 The lark scattering in the crystal morn His unremittent gush of silver rain.
1900 Peacemaker July 34/2 Her daughter..was unremittent in her attention and care of her mother.
1931 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 14 Nov. 880/2 This pain..is continuous and unremittent.
1992 W. Mellers Percy Grainger i. 19 We are swept forward by the unremittent rhythm..and the ever-wilder key changes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1776