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[syn: merciless, unmerciful]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Merciless \Mer"ci*less\, a.
Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate
beings, and also, figuratively, of things; as, a merciless
tyrant; merciless waves.
[1913 Webster]
The foe is merciless, and will not pity. --Shak.
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Syn: Cruel; unmerciful; remorseless; ruthless; pitiless;
barbarous; savage.
[1913 Webster] -- Mer"ci*less*ly, adv. --
Mer"ci*less*ness, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
merciless
adj 1: having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a
merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating" [syn:
merciless, unmerciful] [ant: merciful]