un merciful

un·mer·ci·ful

[uhn-mur-si-fuhl]
adjective
1.
merciless; relentless; severe; cruel; pitiless.
2.
unsparingly great, extreme, or excessive, as amounts: to talk for an unmerciful length of time.

Origin:
1475–85; un-1 + merciful

un·mer·ci·ful·ly, adverb
un·mer·ci·ful·ness, noun
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unmerciful (ʌnˈmɜːsɪfʊl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  showing no mercy; relentless
2.  extreme or excessive
 
un'mercifully
 
adv
 
un'mercifulness
 
n

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