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unmerciful

[ uhn-mur-si-fuh l ]

/ ʌnˈmɜr sɪ fəl /

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adjective

merciless; relentless; severe; cruel; pitiless.

unsparingly great, extreme, or excessive, as amounts: to talk for an unmerciful length of time.

Origin of unmerciful

First recorded in 1475–85; un-¹ + merciful

OTHER WORDS FROM unmerciful

un·mer·ci·ful·ly, adverb un·mer·ci·ful·ness, noun

Words nearby unmerciful

unmeet, unmemorable, unmentionable, unmentionables, unmentioned, unmerciful, unmeritable, unmerited, unmeriting, unmew, unmindful

Example sentences from the Web for unmerciful

You're an unmerciful sinner when you get started, ain't you, Is?

The Depot Master |Joseph C. Lincoln
As he should be just or unjust, or rather merciful or unmerciful, so must she endure or be unable to endure her doom.

Kept in the Dark |Anthony Trollope
They came upon him, and suddenly seizing him, gave him a most unmerciful beating.

The Yule Log. |Anonymous
Their vengeance on every Burman who attempted to assist the British was swift and unmerciful.

The Pacification of Burma |Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite

He suddenly collapsed with a squeal of anguish, as Tony brought the leathern strap across his shoulders with an unmerciful swish.

Deering of Deal |Latta Griswold

British Dictionary definitions for unmerciful

unmerciful

/ (ʌnˈmɜːsɪfʊl) /

adjective

showing no mercy; relentless

extreme or excessive

Derived forms of unmerciful

unmercifully, adverb unmercifulness, noun