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unforgiving

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un·for·giv·ing  (nfr-gvng)
adj.
1. Reluctant or refusing to forgive: an unforgiving creditor.
2. Providing little or no opportunity to forestall undesired results or mistakes: an unforgiving computer program.

unforgiving [ˌʌnfəˈgɪvɪŋ]
adj
1. not willing to forgive; unmerciful
2. (of a machine, system, etc.) allowing little or no opportunity for mistakes to be corrected
3. harsh and unremitting an unforgiving and desolate landscape
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unforgivingunforgiving - unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy; "a surly unforgiving old woman"
forgiving - inclined or able to forgive and show mercy; "a kindly forgiving nature"; "a forgiving embrace to the naughty child"
2.unforgivingunforgiving - not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood"
implacable - incapable of being placated; "an implacable enemy"
Translations
unforgiving [ˈʌnfəˈgɪvɪŋ] ADJimplacable
unforgiving [ˌʌnfərˈgɪvɪŋ] adj
[world, environment] → sans merci
[person] → sans merci
unforgiving
unforgiving [ˌʌnfəˈgɪvɪŋ] adjimplacabile, irremovibile
unforgiving [ˌʌnfəˈgɪvɪŋ] adjimplacabile, irremovibile


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He expressed, indeed, so much resentment against an unforgiving temper, that the captain at last pretended to be convinced by his arguments, and outwardly professed to be reconciled.
"It seems to me," she went on in a voice like a wave of love itself, "that one should try to understand before one sets up for being unforgiving.
"I can't picture you as being unforgiving for long," said Stella.
 
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