All 4 Uses of
relentless
in
A Prayer for Owen Meany
- The Wiggins insisted that the Baby Jesus not shed a tear, and in this pursuit they were relentless in gathering dozens of babies backstage; they substituted babies so freely that the Christ Child was whisked from the manger at the first unholy croak or gurgle—instantly replaced by a mute baby, or at least a stuporous one.†
p. 154.0relentless = to continue without stopping in an extreme manner
- Their campaign was relentless, but minor; she tried out for parts conventionally bestowed upon men; he went after the lesser women's roles—preferably nonspeaking.†
p. 245.2 *
- White was a compact, trimly built man who played an aggressive, relentless game of squash—daily.†
p. 322.9
- Their hips, their heads, and even their hearts are moved by those relentlessly mindless rock videos; yet the opening of Chapter IV does not extract from them even so much as a titter.†
p. 558.6relentlessly = in an extreme manner that does not stop
Definition:
to continue without stopping in an extreme manner -- often of something that is harsh or oppressive