Both Uses of
relentless
in
Sycamore Row
- 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.†
p. 603.5 *
Definition:
to continue without stopping in an extreme manner -- often of something that is harsh or oppressive