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unmerciful

un·mer·ci·ful

UK/ʌnˈmɜːsɪfl̩/ US/ʌnˈmɝsɪfl̩/ uncommon

adjective

1.

having or showing no mercy

  • “the merciless enemy”
  • “a merciless critic”
  • “gave him a merciless beating”
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Origin

From Middle English unmerciful, unmercifull; equivalent to un- + merciful.

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