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unrelievedly

unrelievedly

8.4
In a way that continues without a break or relief
  • adverb
  • /ˌʌnrɪˈliːvɪdli/
translation icon : ininterrumpidamente
  • He found Oates, as a person, unrelievedly pretentious and phony, and most of her books boring and much too long, but there was something compelling about her as an artist, and he found himself inevitably reading her novels and short story collections as soon as they came out.

Examples

  • Given such a complex set of contexts, which are reflected in diverse analytic as well as policy, diplomatic, and/or strategic perspectives, it is rather too simple to accept that the continent's position is unrelievedly marginal.

    Academic text (1995)
  • No trees break its paved surface, unrelievedly itself; like the sea.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • So Hosea isn't unrelievedly gloomy and grim.

  • Certainly, during my undergraduate matriculation at a second-tier branch of a state university system, I encountered many unrelievedly politically correct professors whose ideological biases my classmates seemed unable to identify and articulate.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The sky was unrelievedly gray, without a hint of sunshine for days.

  • She worked unrelievedly on her project, taking no breaks until it was finished.

  • The sorrow in the room felt unrelievedly heavy, as if no joy could break through.

Synonyms

relentlessly
vsunrelievedly
53 4.9

Continuing without stopping in a strong, determined way

shares nonstop sense but lacks the strong determined tone
ceaselessly
vsunrelievedly
6 5.3

Without stopping

adds that it also offers no softening or relief
unrelentingly
vsunrelievedly
3 7.5

Continuing very strongly and not becoming less

is similar but emphasizes total lack of any easing or relief
unceasingly
vsunrelievedly
2 6.6

In a way that does not stop

stresses the same continuity while also meaning no relief
interminably
vsunrelievedly
2 7.6

In a way that goes on for a very long time with no end in sight

is like that but also highlights no easing or relief
unremittingly
vsunrelievedly
1 8.0

Continuing without stopping or getting weaker

focuses more on complete absence of any softening or relief
unendingly
vsunrelievedly
1 5.8

Without stopping for a long time

matches endlessness but also stresses absence of any softening
uninterruptedly
vsunrelievedly
1 6.3

Without any pause or stop

is equally continuous but adds sense of no softening or relief
unhaltingly
vsunrelievedly
7.0

To go on without stopping or pausing

carries the same steady flow but with no easing or relief
unflaggingly
vsunrelievedly
7.2

In a way that keeps working without getting tired

focuses less on effort and more on absence of relief
lingeringly
vsunrelievedly
6.6

To do something slowly because you do not want it to end

differs by meaning nonstop continuation without any softening or pause

Antonyms

In a way that shows you feel less worried

How Continuous

unrelievedly
8.4
constantly
740 1.0
continually
139 2.9
occasionally
438 2.0

Surface Forms

unrelievedly positive

Morphology

unrelievedly = unrelieved (transparent) = un + relieve + unrelieved + relieved + ed + ly

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'unrelieved', which itself is transparently 'un-' + 'relieved'.

Etymology

Unrelievedly breaks into un- 'not' and relieve (seen in relief) which means 'to ease' or 'make less heavy'. Think of rain or pain that never eases and never gives a break — it stays heavy and constant. So unrelievedly means continuing without any break or comfort.