steadily; persistently; relentlessly
Describes doing something with unwavering, persistent pressure or effort, often in a forceful or unrelenting manner. Used adverbially.
He kept persuading steadily and relentlessly.
Attacked relentlessly, the opposing team couldn't hold their defense.
Kanji form is rare; the word is almost always written in kana.
Most common written form, using kana for the first part.
The exact derivation is uncertain. It likely combines ひた (a prefix meaning 'directly' or 'straight') with 押し (from 押す, 'to push'), giving a sense of pushing forward without deviation.