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Unmerciful — Un*mer ci*ful, a. Not merciful; indisposed to mercy or grace; cruel; inhuman; merciless; unkind. {Un*mer ci*ful*ly}, adv. {Un*mer ci*ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unmerciful — index brutal, callous, cold blooded, cruel, harsh, inexorable, malignant, obdurate, relentless … Law dictionary
unmerciful — late 15c., from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + MERCIFUL (Cf. merciful). Related: Unmercifully … Etymology dictionary
unmerciful — [adj] cruel bestial, bloodthirsty, brutal, coldhearted, hard, heartless, hurtful, implacable, inhumane, merciless, monstrous, pitiless, relentless, remorseless, ruthless, tyrannous, uncaring, unfeeling, unpitying, unrelenting, unsparing, vengeful … New thesaurus
unmerciful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing no mercy. DERIVATIVES unmercifully adverb … English terms dictionary
unmerciful — [un mʉr′si fəl] adj. 1. having or showing no mercy; cruel; relentless; pitiless 2. beyond what is proper or usual; excessive unmercifully adv … English World dictionary
unmerciful — adj. unmerciful to, towards * * * [ʌn mɜːsɪf(ə)l] towards unmerciful to … Combinatory dictionary
unmerciful — adjective Date: 14th century 1. not merciful ; merciless 2. excessive, extreme < chatted for an unmerciful length of time > • unmercifully adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
unmerciful — adjective not showing mercy Syn: merciless Ant: merciful … Wiktionary
unmerciful — Synonyms and related words: barbarous, bowelless, brutal, brutish, callous, calloused, cold, cold of heart, coldblooded, coldhearted, cruel, dog eat dog, flinthearted, flinty, hard, hard of heart, hardened, hardhearted, harsh, heartless,… … Moby Thesaurus
