Definitions for unmercifulʌnˈmɜr sɪ fəl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•mer•ci•fulʌnˈmɜr sɪ fəl(adj.)

  1. merciless; relentless; severe; cruel; pitiless.

  2. unsparingly great, extreme, or excessive.

Origin of unmerciful:

1475–85

un•mer′ci•ful•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. merciless, unmerciful(adj)

    having or showing no mercy

    "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating"

Wiktionary

  1. unmerciful(Adjective)

    not showing mercy

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unmerciful(adj)

    not merciful; indisposed to mercy or grace; cruel; inhuman; merciless; unkind


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