unmitigated

unmitigated
unmitigatedly, adv.
/un mit"i gay'tid/, adj.
1. not mitigated; not softened or lessened: unmitigated suffering.
2. unqualified or absolute: an unmitigated bore.
[1590-1600; UN-1 + MITIGATED]
Syn. 1. unrelieved, unabated, unbroken, persistent.

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