mercilessly

[mur-si-lis-lee]

adverb

1. without mercy, pity, or tolerance.

   I was mercilessly bullied in school throughout my childhood.

   Any speaker who goes on longer than 15 minutes will be interrupted mercilessly by the moderator.

2. without reprieve; unbearably.

   An unusually humid July morning had morphed into a mercilessly hot afternoon.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mercilessly¹

merciless ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

That leaves Ada and a man named Lorne Knight, who contracts scurvy but has enough energy to abuse her mercilessly from his bed.

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Another speaker at the event on Sunday was Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvi, who said: "Today, we recall the precious lives who were mercilessly taken from our midst on 7 October."

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Horror fans have seen plenty of unlucky cops ring the right doorbell at the wrong time, only to get mercilessly dispatched.

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The show’s last episode, “Sermon on the Mount,” mercilessly lampooned the president’s manhood and penchant for vengeance-driven lawsuits.

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The premise is simple — Scorsese, perfectionist filmmaker, mercilessly ridicules the photos he took of his nephew’s birthday party — but it’s his deadpan performance that really sells the joke.

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