haltless en · ADJ
Etymology
From halt + -less.
Meanings
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Without halting or pausing; ceaseless; continual.
Greatness is the prize awarded those who march in perpetual decision, not an either/or decision for this rather than that, but decision as the rhythmic law of a will to grandeur in the face of the haltless advance of corruption.
1992, David Farrell Krell, Daimon life: Heidegger and life-philosophy, page 180:[…] we were discussing a famous stew of walrus-steaks, none the less relished for an unbroken ice-walk of forty-eight miles and twenty haltless hours[…]
1861, Elisha Kent Kane, Arctic explorations, page 227:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most haltless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more haltless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |