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merciless

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mer⋅ci⋅less

  [mur-si-lis]
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–adjective
without mercy; having or showing no mercy; pitiless; cruel: a merciless critic.
Origin:
1300–50; ME mercyles. See mercy, -less

Related forms:
mer⋅ci⋅less⋅ly, adverb
mer⋅ci⋅less⋅ness, noun

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

Antonyms:
compassionate.
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mer·ci·less   (mûr'sĭ-lĭs)   
adj.  Having no mercy; cruel.
mer'ci·less·ly adv., mer'ci·less·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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