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unremitting

adjective/ˌʌnrɪˈmɪtɪŋ/

C2CEFR level
65/100Rarity: rare
FormalRegister

Never relaxing or slackening; persistent and continuous.

Only unremitting practice at the keyboard could produce so clean a trill.

Similar: relentless, incessant, ceaseless

Origin: From un- + 'remit' (Latin remittere 'to slacken') + -ing.

Topic: tireless effort in General English

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