relentlessly

From relentless + -ly.

• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈlɛntləsli/

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈlentləsli/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ɹəˈlentləsli/

relentlessly (comparative more relentlessly, superlative most relentlessly)

1. In a relentless manner.

   Synonyms: unrelentingly; see also Thesaurus:continuously

   • 1767, Hugh Kelly, The Babler‎^[1]:

     sprightliness and vivacity which time has relentlessly taken from his person

   • 2022, Gary A. Garfield, Driving Results:

     The leadership team must believe in it and pursue it relentlessly, along with the leader herself.

   • 2025 October 22, Jim O'Callaghan, quotee, “Second night of unrest in Dublin as protesters target asylum hotel”, in The Guardian‎^[2], sourced from P. A. Media, →ISSN, archived from the original on 6 December 2025:

     He said gardaí had responded professionally to “thuggish violence” in the area and those arrested would be “charged, named and dealt with relentlessly” by the criminal justice system.