unremitted

adjective

un·​remitted

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1

: not remitted : unpardoned

unremitted sin

an unremitted debt

2

: continuously or assiduously maintained : unbroken, uninterrupted

unremitted attention

Word History

Etymology

un- entry 1 + remitted, past participle of remit

First Known Use

1539, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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