unremitting

Etymology

1728, un- + remitting, from remit, from Latin [Term?], in now rare sense of “diminish, abate”. Not from (non-existent) *unremit.

adj

1. Incessant; never slackening.
   These thoughts supported my spirits, while I pursued my undertaking with unremitting ardour. 1818, Mary Shelley, chapter 4, in Frankenstein, archived from the original on 2011-10-30
   1961: J. A. Philip. Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato. In: Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92. p. 467. We can achieve this god‐likeness only by unremitting and strenuous effort of the intellect.
   The human life span will be extended to 200 years, but the last 150 will be spent in unremitting pain and sadness. 2004, George Carlin, “IN THE FUTURE”, in When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?, New York: Hyperion Books, →OCLC, →OL, page 93
   In fact, eighteenth-century British erotica has been the subject of unremitting attention for the last two decades. 2011, Patrick Spedding, James Lambert, “Fanny Hill, Lord Fanny, and the Myth of Metonymy”, in Studies in Philology, volume 108, number 1, page 114
   To meet the ambitions set-out by the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail, we need to have an unremitting focus upon sustainable delivery, innovation and collaboration. …. July 14 2021, Stefanie Foster, “Network News: Porterbrook takes over Long Marston rail site”, in RAIL, number 935, page 28