English Dictionary: relentlessly | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Reland \Re*land"\ (r?-l?nd"), v. t. To land again; to put on land, as that which had been shipped or embarked. | |
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Reland \Re*land"\, v. i. To go on shore after having embarked; to land again. | |
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Relent \Re*lent"\ (r?-l?nt"), n. Stay; stop; delay. [Obs.] Nor rested till she came without relent Unto the land of Amazons. --Spenser. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Relent \Re*lent"\ (r?-l?nt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Relented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Relenting}.] [F. ralentir, fr. L. pref. re- re- + ad to + lentus pliant, flexible, slow. See {Lithe}.] 1. To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce. [Obs.] He stirred the coals till relente gan The wax again the fire. --Chaucer. [Salt of tartar] placed in a cellar will . . . begin to relent. --Boyle. When opening buds salute the welcome day, And earth, relenting, feels the genial ray. --Pope. 2. To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion. Can you . . . behold My sighs and tears, and will not once relent? --Shak. | |
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Relent \Re*lent"\, v. t. 1. To slacken; to abate. [Obs.] And oftentimes he would relent his pace. --Spenser. 2. To soften; to dissolve. [Obs.] 3. To mollify; to cause to be less harsh or severe. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Relent \Re*lent"\ (r?-l?nt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Relented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Relenting}.] [F. ralentir, fr. L. pref. re- re- + ad to + lentus pliant, flexible, slow. See {Lithe}.] 1. To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce. [Obs.] He stirred the coals till relente gan The wax again the fire. --Chaucer. [Salt of tartar] placed in a cellar will . . . begin to relent. --Boyle. When opening buds salute the welcome day, And earth, relenting, feels the genial ray. --Pope. 2. To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion. Can you . . . behold My sighs and tears, and will not once relent? --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Relent \Re*lent"\ (r?-l?nt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Relented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Relenting}.] [F. ralentir, fr. L. pref. re- re- + ad to + lentus pliant, flexible, slow. See {Lithe}.] 1. To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to melt; to deliquesce. [Obs.] He stirred the coals till relente gan The wax again the fire. --Chaucer. [Salt of tartar] placed in a cellar will . . . begin to relent. --Boyle. When opening buds salute the welcome day, And earth, relenting, feels the genial ray. --Pope. 2. To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion. Can you . . . behold My sighs and tears, and will not once relent? --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Relentless \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. | |
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Relentless \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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Relentless \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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Relentment \Re*lent"ment\ (-m[eit]nt), n. The act or process of relenting; the state of having relented. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Reliant \Re*li"ant\ (-ant), a. Having, or characterized by, reliance; confident; trusting. | |
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Relume \Re*lume"\ (r?-l?m"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relumed} (-l?md"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reluming}.] [OF. relumer (cf. F. rallumer), L. reluminare; pref. re- re- + luminare to light. Cf. {Reillume}.] To rekindle; to light again. Relumed her ancient light, not kindled new. --Pope. I know not where is that Promethean heat That can thy light relume. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Royal \Roy"al\, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F. royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See {Rich}, and cf. {regal}, {real} a coin, {Rial}.] 1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state. 2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely. How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? --Shak. 3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal Society. {Battle royal}. See under {Battle}. {Royal bay} (Bot.), the classic laurel ({Laurus nobilis}.) {Royal eagle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Golden eagle}, under {Golden}. {Royal fern} (Bot.), the handsome fern {Osmunda regalis}. See {Osmund}. {Royal mast} (Naut.), the mast next above the topgallant mast and usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The royal yard and royal sail are attached to the royal mast. {Royal metal}, an old name for gold. {Royal palm} (Bot.), a magnificent West Indian palm tree ({Oreodoxa regia}), lately discovered also in Florida. {Royal pheasant}. See {Curassow}. {Royal purple}, an intense violet color, verging toward blue. {Royal tern} (Zo[94]l.), a large, crested American tern ({Sterna maxima}). {Royal tiger}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Tiger}. {Royal touch}, the touching of a diseased person by the hand of a king, with the view of restoring to health; -- formerly extensively practiced, particularly for the scrofula, or king's evil. Syn: Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike; princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid; illustrious; noble; magnanimous. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Rayland, OH (village, FIPS 65662) Location: 40.18337 N, 80.69145 W Population (1990): 490 (217 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43943 | |
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Rio Linda, CA (CDP, FIPS 60942) Location: 38.68760 N, 121.45818 W Population (1990): 9481 (3288 housing units) Area: 14.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 95673 | |
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Roeland Park, KS (city, FIPS 60825) Location: 39.03585 N, 94.63749 W Population (1990): 7706 (3317 housing units) Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Roland, AR Zip code(s): 72135 Roland, IA (city, FIPS 68475) Location: 42.16703 N, 93.50124 W Population (1990): 1035 (394 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50236 Roland, OK (town, FIPS 63800) Location: 35.41580 N, 94.51453 W Population (1990): 2481 (953 housing units) Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 74954 | |
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Rowland, NC (town, FIPS 58140) Location: 34.53663 N, 79.29267 W Population (1990): 1139 (485 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28383 | |
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Rowland Heights, CA (CDP, FIPS 63218) Location: 33.97980 N, 117.89142 W Population (1990): 42647 (13595 housing units) Area: 21.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 91748 | |
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Ryland Heights, KY (city, FIPS 67602) Location: 38.95796 N, 84.46932 W Population (1990): 279 (87 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
real mode An operating mode of {Intel 80x86} processors. The opposite of {protected mode}. (1995-03-29) |