Nor rested till she came without relent Unto the land of Amazons.
Spenser.
Re*lent"less, a. Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness;
insensible to the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness;
unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; as, a prey to relentless despotism.
For this the avenging power employs his darts, . . . Thus will
persist, relentless in his ire.
Dryden.
-- Re*lent"less*ly, adv. -- Re*lent"less*ness, n.
Re*lent"ment (-ment), n. The act or process of relenting; the state of
having relented. Sir T. Browne.
Re*lesse" (r?-l?s"), v. t. To release. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Re`les*see" (r?`l?s-s?"), n. See Releasee.
Re`les*sor" (-s?r"), n. See Releasor.
Re-let" (r?-l?t"), v. t. To let anew, as a house.
{ Rel"e*vance (r?l"?*vans), Rel"e*van*cy (-van*s?), } n. 1. The quality
or state of being relevant; pertinency; applicability.
Its answer little meaning, little relevancy bore.
Poe.