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merciless

[ mur-si-lis ]

/ ˈmɜr sɪ lɪs /

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adjective

without mercy; having or showing no mercy; pitiless; cruel: a merciless critic.

Origin of merciless

First recorded in 1300–50, merciless is from the Middle English word mercyles. See mercy, -less

SYNONYMS FOR merciless

hard, relentless, unrelenting, fell, unsympathetic, inexorable.

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ANTONYMS FOR merciless

compassionate.

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OTHER WORDS FROM merciless

mer·ci·less·ly, adverb mer·ci·less·ness, noun

Words nearby merciless

mercian, mercier, mercier's bar, merciful, mercifully, merciless, merckx, mercosur, mercouri, mercurate, mercurial

Example sentences from the Web for mercilessly

And by mercilessly diving headfirst into these exploits, “Discord” discovers a universal truth: no human is human without flaws.

The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson (And Tolstoy and Dickens) |Samuel Fragoso |October 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Or the person may have been sustained, but mercilessly mocked and shunned in life.

Living With Disability in the Dark Ages |Elizabeth Picciuto |July 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In a city this mercilessly romantic, Le Bar 228 still eclipses all other hotel bars.

Where to Fall in Love—or Just Get Drunk—on Valentine’s Day |Condé Nast Traveler |February 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It was a bad look, and one that was worsened by his willingness to mercilessly throw his former employees under the bus.

This is How Bridgegate Hurts Chris Christie |Jamelle Bouie |January 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Soldiers, settlers, and bulldozer drivers have also mercilessly targeted civilians.

Somewhere Over the Separation Barrier |Maysoon Zayid |December 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Certainly, no one of the Laureates, Cibber excepted, was so mercilessly lampooned.

Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, Issue 10, August, 1858 |Various
Then six strong arms flashed down, again and again, mercilessly.

The Dueling Machine |Benjamin William Bova
Thrse observed in silence; her virile glance judged it all mercilessly.

Two banks of the Seine |Fernand Vandrem
The memory of his terrible slip, five minutes before so mercilessly acute, was engulfed in a flood of astonishment.

Mrs. Maxon Protests |Anthony Hope
The wind worried everybody; dresses and skirts, bonnets and coiffes, were similarly tossed about mercilessly.

An Iceland Fisherman |Pierre Loti

British Dictionary definitions for mercilessly

merciless

/ (ˈmɜːsɪlɪs) /

adjective

without mercy; pitiless, cruel, or heartless

Derived forms of merciless

mercilessly, adverb mercilessness, noun