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mer·ci·less
 merciless
- pronunciation:
- muhr
sih
lihs
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adjective |
| definition: |
showing no kindness or compassion; without mercy; cruel.
- synonyms:
- cruel, pitiless, remorseless, ruthless, unmerciful
- antonyms:
- compassionate, merciful
- similar words:
- brutal, cold-blooded, hardhearted, heartless, inhuman, inhumane, relentless, truculent, unsparing, wanton
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| related words: |
bestial, brute, obdurate, oppressive, savage, stiff, stony, vicious |
| derivations: |
mercilessly (adv.), mercilessness (n.) |
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