merciless


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mer·ci·less

 (mûr′sĭ-lĭs)
adj.
Having no mercy; cruel.

mer′ci·less·ly adv.
mer′ci·less·ness n.
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merciless

(ˈmɜːsɪlɪs)
adj
without mercy; pitiless, cruel, or heartless
ˈmercilessly adv
ˈmercilessness n
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mer•ci•less

(ˈmɜr sɪ lɪs)

adj.
without mercy; pitiless; cruel.
[1300–50]
mer′ci•less•ly, adv.
mer′ci•less•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.merciless - having or showing no mercymerciless - having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating"
bloody - having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight"
inclement - used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy; "the harsh sentence of an inclement judge"
uncompassionate - lacking compassion or feeling for others; "nor silver-shedding tears could penetrate her uncompassionate sire"- Shakespeare
hard - dispassionate; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer";
unkind - lacking kindness; "a thoughtless and unkind remark"; "the unkindest cut of all"
implacable - incapable of being placated; "an implacable enemy"
merciful - showing or giving mercy; "sought merciful treatment for the captives"; "a merciful god"
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merciless

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merciless

adjective
Having or showing no mercy:
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Translations
عَديم الرَّحْمَه
nemilosrdný
irgalmatlan
miskunnarlaus
neusmiljen

merciless

[ˈmɜːsɪlɪs] ADJ [person, attack] → despiadado, cruel; [killing, beating] → cruel; [sun, heat] → implacable
he's famous for his merciless treatment of hecklerstiene fama de tratar despiadadamente a los que interrumpen con preguntas o comentarios molestos
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merciless

[ˈmɜːrsɪləs] adj
[person] → impitoyable, sans pitié
[efficiency, scrutiny, logic] → implacable, impitoyable
the merciless efficiency of a modern police state → l'implacable efficacité d'un État policier moderne, l'impitoyable efficacité d'un État policier moderne
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merciless

adjunbarmherzig, erbarmungslos; destructionschonungslos; (= unrelenting) treatment, scrutiny, competition, glare, sungnadenlos
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merciless

[ˈmɜːsɪlɪs] adjspietato/a
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mercy

(ˈməːsi) plural ˈmercies noun
1. kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power. He showed his enemies no mercy.
2. a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful. It was a mercy that it didn't rain.
ˈmerciful adjective
willing to forgive or to punish only lightly. a merciful judge.
ˈmercifully adverb
ˈmerciless adjective
without mercy; cruel. merciless criticism.
ˈmercilessly adverb
at the mercy of
wholly in the power of, liable to be harmed by. A sailor is at the mercy of the sea.
have mercy on
to give kindness to (an enemy etc who is in one's power). Have mercy on me!
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merciless

a. inhumano-a, despiadado-a.
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Such perfidious Treachery in the merciless perpetrators of the Deed will shock your gentle nature Dearest Marianne as much as it then affected the Delicate sensibility of Edward, Sophia, your Laura, and of Augustus himself.
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By the time the depleted regiment had again reached the first open space they were receiving a fast and merciless fire.