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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.

To release. [Obs.] Chaucer.

See Releasee.

See Releasor.

Destitute of relief; also, remediless.

Destitute of religion.

f a remedy; incapable of being restored or corrected; incurable; irreparable; as, a remediless mistake or loss. "Chains remedilesse." Spenser. Hopeless are all my evils, all remediless. Milton.

rse; having no pity; hence, destitute of sensibility; cruel; insensible to distress; merciless. "Remorseless adversaries." South. "With remorseless cruelty." Milton.

Without renown; inglorius.

Unrepentant. [R.]

Being without reproach.

Not capable of being repulsed.

Not having good repute; disreputable; disgraceful; inglorius. [R.] Shak.

Without rescue or release.

Incapable of being resisted; irresistible. Masters' commands come with a power resistless To such as owe them absolute subjection. Milton. -- Re*sist"less*ly, adv. -- Re*sist"less*ness, n.

Destitute of resources. Burke. -- Re*source"less*ness, n. R. Browning.

Having no respect; without regard; regardless. Rather than again Endure, respectless, their so moving cChapman. -- Re*spect"less*ness, n. [R.] Shelton.

Without respite. Baxter.

Giving no response.

Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a restless child. Chaucer. "Restless revolution day by day." Milton.