unmerciful
[ uhn-mur-si-fuhl ]
/ ʌnˈmɜr sɪ fəl /
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adjective
merciless; relentless; severe; cruel; pitiless.
unsparingly great, extreme, or excessive, as amounts: to talk for an unmerciful length of time.
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British Dictionary definitions for unmerciful
unmerciful
/ (ʌnˈmɜːsɪfʊl) /
adjective
showing no mercy; relentless
extreme or excessive
Derived forms of unmerciful
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