unremitting

Definition

Incessant; never slackening.

Etymology

un- + remitting, from remit (in now rare sense of “diminish, abate”), from Middle English remitten, from Latin remittere (“to send, send back”). Compare Old French remettre, remetre, remitter. Not from nonexistent unremit. First attested in 1728.

Example Sentences

• "These thoughts supported my spirits, while I pursued my undertaking with unremitting ardour."
• "1961: J. A. Philip. Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato. In: Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92. p. 467. We can achieve this god‐likeness only by unremitting and strenuous effort of the intellect."
• "The human life span will be extended to 200 years, but the last 150 will be spent in unremitting pain and sadness."