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unmerciful
[
uhn-
mur
-si-f
uh
l
]
un·mer·ci·ful
/
ʌnˈmɜr
sɪ
fəl
/
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[
uhn-
mur
-si-f
uh
l
]
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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
Related forms
un·mer·ci·ful·ly,
adverb
un·mer·ci·ful·ness,
noun
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unmerciful
(ʌnˈmɜːsɪfʊl)
—
adj
1.
showing no mercy; relentless
2.
extreme or excessive
un'mercifully
—
adv
un'mercifulness
—
n
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