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Merciless definitions
Webster's 1828 DictionaryMER'CILESS, a. Destitute of mercy; unfeeling; pitiless; hard-hearted; cruel; as a merciless tyrant. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)adj Merriam Webster'sadjective Date: 14th century having or showing no mercy Oxford Reference Dictionaryadj. 1 pitiless. 2 showing no mercy. Derivatives: mercilessly adv. mercilessness n. Webster's 1913 DictionaryMerciless Mer"ci*less, a. Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate beings, and also, figuratively, of things; as, a merciless tyrant; merciless waves. The foe is merciless, and will not pity. --Shak. Syn: Cruel; unmerciful; remorseless; ruthless; pitiless; barbarous; savage. -- Mer"ci*less*ly, adv. -- Mer"ci*less*ness, n. Collin's Cobuild DictionaryIf you describe someone as merciless, you mean that they are very cruel or determined and do not show any concern for the effect their actions have on other people. ...the merciless efficiency of a modern police state. = ruthless ADJ • mercilessly We teased him mercilessly... ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj, ADV with cl Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
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