All 12 Uses
relentless
in
Circe
(Edited)
- Slowly, my relentless divinity began to make headway. My breath eased, my eyes cleared.
p. 65.2relentless = unstoppable
- But here, beneath the sky, each face was relentlessly distinct.
p. 106.4relentlessly = in a manner that continues without stopping
- She moved like a wave herself, graceful, but with relentless, driving motion.
p. 131.1relentless = unceasing (never letting up)
- This was meant, of course, to be an insult, but I liked the respite of the unpainted walls, the narrow window that showed only a sliver of the relentless sun.
p. 137.3relentless = always harsh
- Those frail bodies of theirs took relentless attention, food and drink, sleep and rest, the cleaning of limbs and fluxes.
p. 214.7 *relentless = continual
- His face would be intent as he listened, his relentless mind examining, weighing and cataloguing.
p. 215.5relentless = always working
- But I was thinking again of the relentlessness of mortal lives.
p. 225.8relentlessness = constant difficulty
- She was a goddess of argument, born from the bright, relentless mind of Zeus.
p. 248.7relentless = always working
- He could not conceive of a relentless goddess with her spear aimed at his heart.
p. 271.9relentless = never letting up
- Above me the tides kept up their relentless motion, but I was too deep to feel them.
p. 278.4relentless = never stopping
- Moment by moment, I could feel my will leaching from me, bled away by the relentless chill of those waves and his unblinking gaze.
p. 280.1relentless = constantly difficult
- I had not wanted my history to be only an amusement, grist for his relentless intelligence.
p. 349.6relentless = always working
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)