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merciless

[mur-si-lis] Example Sentences Origin

mer·ci·less

[mur-si-lis]
adjective
without mercy; having or showing no mercy; pitiless; cruel: a merciless critic.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English mercyles. See mercy, -less

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


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


compassionate.

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Example Sentences
  • The more merciless the force opposed to them the more they find in it to admire and make obeisance to.
  • Indignant locals can be merciless as the foreigner is objectified, therefore allowing any injustice no matter how outrageous.
  • In the space of a generation or so, the male organ has descended from respectful taboo to merciless screen mockery.
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merciless (ˈmɜːsɪlɪs)
 
adj
without mercy; pitiless, cruel, or heartless
 
'mercilessly
 
adv
 
'mercilessness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

merciless
c.1300, see mercy + -less. Related: Mercilessly.
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