unmerciful

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ʌnˈmɝsɪfl̩/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ʌnˈmɜːsɪfl̩/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: un‧mer‧ci‧ful

Adjective

unmerciful (comparative more unmerciful, superlative most unmerciful)

1. not showing mercy

   Synonyms: inhuman, merciless, pitiless, ruthless; see also Thesaurus:cruel

   Antonym: merciful

Derived terms

• unmercifully
• unmercifulness

Related terms

• unmercy

Translations

merciless — see merciless

Further reading

• “unmerciful”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “unmerciful”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “unmerciful”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.