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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Origin of unmerciful

First recorded in 1475–85; un-¹ + merciful

OTHER WORDS FROM unmerciful

un·mer·ci·ful·ly, adverbun·mer·ci·ful·ness, noun

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How to use unmerciful in a sentence

Of course, CAIR has been demonized unmercifully by the Islamophobes.
New NSA Bombshell Proves ‘Muslim’ Equals ‘Suspicious’ in America|Dean Obeidallah|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When pressed, Bedner said she likes Sarah Palin, who has "been demonized unmercifully because people are afraid of her appeal."
CPAC: Mitt Romney Tries Mockery|Howard Kurtz|February 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Every leader was killed, and every peaceful native whom the Spaniards met on their way was unmercifully treated.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
She covered her face with her hands and sank down on the wet sod, while the rain beat upon her unmercifully.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose

Several boys ran up, but they were all weaker than Barker, who besides was now in a towering fury, and kicked Eric unmercifully.
Eric, or Little by Little|Frederic W. Farrar
He stood stock-still at one end while the fellows nearest him thrashed him unmercifully with the heavy knots.
Eric, or Little by Little|Frederic W. Farrar
We were walking along one of the side streets, and came upon a man who was beating his horse most unmercifully.
Elsie's Vacation and After Events|Martha Finley

British Dictionary definitions for unmerciful

unmerciful

/ (ʌnˈmɜːsɪfʊl) /

adjective

showing no mercy; relentless

extreme or excessive

Derived forms of unmerciful

unmercifully, adverbunmercifulness, noun

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