mercilessly
Americanadverb
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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.
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without reprieve; unbearably.
An unusually humid July morning had morphed into a mercilessly hot afternoon.
Etymology
Origin of mercilessly
Example Sentences
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Even that could not help Van Veen as Littler powered mercilessly on, with a final big finish to seal his latest success.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026
They previously had their romance thrown into the spotlight during the NFL Honors, when they were mercilessly roasted by rapper Snoop Dogg over their 48-year age gap.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 3, 2025
The stories in this unmatched collection mercilessly tap into the horrors that can fester in the human heart, as well as taaqtumi—Inuktitut for “in the dark.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
I’ve watched him do it mercilessly to racists ever since he dropped the hammer at the Oxford Union.
From Slate • Jul. 29, 2025
The wind cut mercilessly across the barren end of Rass, but the hot shame and indignation inside me made me forget the wind as I walked.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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