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- They had been rehearsing for two hours and it was almost 10:00 p.m. Jake asked the easy questions on direct examination, and Harry Rex grilled her relentlessly on cross.†
p. 540.2relentlessly = in an extreme manner that does not stop
- The jurors, who had been so relentlessly bored the entire day before, were wide-awake and eager to witness this unexpected twist in the case.†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(relentless) to continue without stopping in an extreme manner -- often of something that is harsh or oppressive
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)