unremittingadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈmɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənrəˈmɪdɪŋ/ 1. Of an activity, condition, process, etc.: continuing without pause or reduction in intensity; continuous, constant, incessant.
ΘΚΠ
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
1668 L. Willan Perfect States-man xxviii. 74 An unremitting Contiguity betwixt the efficient and the effect.
1728 J. Thomson Spring 43 Inspiring God! who boundless Spirit all, And unremitting Energy,..agitates the Whole.
1768 J. Boswell Acct. Corsica (ed. 2) ii. 79 With unremitting constancy [he] endeavoured to restore the liberties of his country.
1819 T. Busby Hist. Mus. II. 256 We find in the music a continued and unremitting echo to the sense of the language.
1833 T. Hook Parson's Daughter I. i. 19 [They] lived in the most unremitting hostility with each other.
1871 J. R. Macduff Memories of Patmos v. 56 Engaged in unremitting toil.
1925 E. A. Powell Beyond Utmost Purple Rim iii. 57 Thence onward the journey is one of unremitting interest.
1982 T. Gunn Occasions of Poetry ii. 164 The winter of Cambridge is so bleak, so unremitting.
2007 R. Lovegrove Silent Fields vi. 127 After 400 years or so of almost unremitting effort, Man had again eliminated a species from the face of Britain.
2. Of a person: never relaxing or slackening in activity or effort; persistent, unrelenting (in an activity).
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the mind > will > decision > perseverance or persistence > [adjective]
unwearyc893
unwearieda1240
perseverant1340
continuing1393
persevering?a1425
importunate1477
infatigable?1510
unfatigablec1550
persisting1552
unweariable1561
holdfast1567
indefatigable1586
patient1590
faintless1593
untired1597
untired1600
assidual1605
unrelenting1606
persistive1609
unwearyinga1614
hard1615
indefesse1621
constant1639
assiduous1660
dogged1700
unremitting1730
inexhaustible1762
unremitted1774
untiring1823
persistent1830
sleuth1864
tug-like1890
1730 J. Thomson Sophonisba ii. ii. 22 Here will I hold you, tremble here for ever; Here unremitting grow, till you consent.
1736 J. Thomson Britain: 4th Pt. Liberty 711 Fleet on fleet Of barbarous pirates unremitting tore The miserable coast.
1796 F. Burney Camilla IV. viii. ii. 238 Mrs. Mittin..was..unremitting in boasting how well she had..kept them in order.
1816 J. Scott Paris Revisited x. 359 He..was unremitting in his exertions.
1837 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. II. xi. 53 He was..unremitting, in argument and entreaty, to prevent the effusion of blood.
1904 F. C. Burkitt Early Eastern Christianity ii. 51 He was..unremitting in personal austerity.
1995 Fortean Times June 56/1 It is surprising that this unremitting promoter of psychosurgery never considered franchising his business.
Derivatives
unreˈmittingness n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > continuing > [noun] > quality of being unremitting
unremittingness1812
1812 P. B. Shelley Proposals for Assoc. Philanthropists 17 Considering the unremittingness of its pressure.
1930 Daily Herald (Biloxi, Mississippi) 14 Mar. 4/1 Her witnesses..testified with such staunch unremittingness, that [etc.].
2010 Financial Times 30 Apr. 15/6 Its very unremittingness diminishes its impact.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1668