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unrelieved

adjective

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adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English relieved English unrelieved From un- + relieved.

  1. Utter; complete; without relief.

    Stock is generally well maintained, and the locomotives and railcars are kept scrupulously clean. The former are painted an unrelieved black, and the latter blue and cream, while the coaches are grey.

    Part of this movement was driven by a growing conviction among African Americans that they faced unrelieved discrimination.