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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 mercilessness

The Inquiry was written at a time when its author had suffered from the tyranny and the mercilessness of booksellers.

Oliver Goldsmith |E. S. Lang Buckland
Every one there felt this, and knowing full well the mercilessness of the foe, all set to work in desperate earnest.

Stan Lynn |George Manville Fenn
The girl was appalled by the mercilessness of a destiny that had so outraged right.

Within the Law |Marvin Dana
I feel the mercilessness of the unknown powers weigh heavily upon me.

The Inferno |August Strindberg

It had come with a mercilessness which those who knew him regarded as only to be expected in a man of Pap Shaunbaum's record.

The Triumph of John Kars |Ridgwell Cullum

British Dictionary definitions for mercilessness

merciless

/ (ˈmɜːsɪlɪs) /

adjective

without mercy; pitiless, cruel, or heartless

Derived forms of merciless

mercilessly, adverb mercilessness, noun