unremitting
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/ˌʌnɹɪˈmɪtɪŋ/(UK)
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/ˌʌnɹɪˈmɪtɪŋ/(UK) · /ˌʌnɹɪˈmɪtɪŋ/(US)
Definition of unremitting
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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Incessant; never slackening.
“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.”
“In fact, eighteenth-century British erotica has been the subject of unremitting attention for the last two decades.”
“"To meet the ambitions set-out by the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail, we need to have an unremitting focus upon sustainable delivery, innovation and collaboration. [...]."”
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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.
Words you can make from unremitting
200+ playable · top: UNMITERING (13 pts)
Best play unmitering 13 points9-letter words
10 words8-letter words
15 words7-letter words
42 words- ITEMING 10 pts
- METRING 10 pts
- MINGIER 10 pts
- MINTING 10 pts
- MITRING 10 pts
- MUNTING 10 pts
- TERMING 10 pts
- INTERIM 9 pts
- MINTIER 9 pts
- MINUTER 9 pts
- TERMINI 9 pts
- TRITIUM 9 pts
- UNMITER 9 pts
- UNMITRE 9 pts
- ENURING 8 pts
- GINNIER 8 pts
- GITTERN 8 pts
- GRUTTEN 8 pts
- GUTTIER 8 pts
- IGNITER 8 pts
- INURING 8 pts
- NETTING 8 pts
- NUTTING 8 pts
- REINING 8 pts
- RENTING 8 pts
- RETTING 8 pts
- RINGENT 8 pts
- RUINING 8 pts
- RUTTING 8 pts
- TENTING 8 pts
- TIERING 8 pts
- TINTING 8 pts
- TRINING 8 pts
- TRUEING 8 pts
- TURGENT 8 pts
- TURGITE 8 pts
- TURNING 8 pts
- UNITING 8 pts
- NITRITE 7 pts
- NITTIER 7 pts
- NUTTIER 7 pts
- TINNIER 7 pts
6-letter words
59 words- GNETUM 9 pts
- GUNMEN 9 pts
- METING 9 pts
- MINING 9 pts
- MIRING 9 pts
- MURING 9 pts
- MUTING 9 pts
- NUTMEG 9 pts
- REGNUM 9 pts
- RIMING 9 pts
- TERGUM 9 pts
- TIMING 9 pts
- INTIME 8 pts
- ITERUM 8 pts
- MINTER 8 pts
- MINUET 8 pts
- MINUTE 8 pts
- MITIER 8 pts
- MITTEN 8 pts
- MUNTIN 8 pts
- MUREIN 8 pts
- MURINE 8 pts
- MUTINE 8 pts
- MUTTER 8 pts
- REMINT 8 pts
- TINMEN 8 pts
- TITMEN 8 pts
- UNTRIM 8 pts
- ENGIRT 7 pts
- GINNER 7 pts
- GITTIN 7 pts
- GUNITE 7 pts
- GUNNER 7 pts
- GUNTER 7 pts
- GURNET 7 pts
- GUTTER 7 pts
- IGNITE 7 pts
- RUEING 7 pts
- TIEING 7 pts
- TINING 7 pts
- TIRING 7 pts
- TRUING 7 pts
- TUNING 7 pts
- UNGIRT 7 pts
- URGENT 7 pts
- INTENT 6 pts
- INTERN 6 pts
- INTINE 6 pts
- INTUIT 6 pts
- INTURN 6 pts
- NUTTER 6 pts
- RETINT 6 pts
- TENUTI 6 pts
- TINIER 6 pts
- TINNER 6 pts
- TINTER 6 pts
- TRIUNE 6 pts
- UNITER 6 pts
- UNRENT 6 pts
5-letter words
47 words- GRIME 8 pts
- GRUME 8 pts
- IMINE 7 pts
- MERIT 7 pts
- MINER 7 pts
- MIRIN 7 pts
- MITER 7 pts
- MITRE 7 pts
- MUTER 7 pts
- NUMEN 7 pts
- REMIT 7 pts
- RUMEN 7 pts
- TIMER 7 pts
- UNMET 7 pts
- GENII 6 pts
- GRUNT 6 pts
- IRING 6 pts
- REIGN 6 pts
- RENIG 6 pts
- RUING 6 pts
- TIGER 6 pts
- TINGE 6 pts
- UNRIG 6 pts
- ENNUI 5 pts
- INERT 5 pts
- INNER 5 pts
- INNIE 5 pts
- INRUN 5 pts
- INTER 5 pts
- INURE 5 pts
- INURN 5 pts
- NINER 5 pts
- NITER 5 pts
- NITRE 5 pts
- RENIN 5 pts
- RUTIN 5 pts
- TETRI 5 pts
- TITER 5 pts
- TITRE 5 pts
- TRINE 5 pts
- TRITE 5 pts
- TUNER 5 pts
- UNITE 5 pts
- UNTIE 5 pts
- URINE 5 pts
- UTERI 5 pts
- UTTER 5 pts
4-letter words
26 wordsFind your best play with unremitting
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