merciless
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mer·ci·less
(mûr′sĭ-lĭs)adj.
Having no mercy; cruel.
mer′ci·less·ly adv.
mer′ci·less·ness n.
merciless
(ˈmɜːsɪlɪs)adj
without mercy; pitiless, cruel, or heartless
ˈmercilessly adv
ˈmercilessness n
mer•ci•less
(ˈmɜr sɪ lɪs)adj.
without mercy; pitiless; cruel.
[1300–50]
mer′ci•less•ly, adv.
mer′ci•less•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() bloody - having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight" inclement - used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy; "the harsh sentence of an inclement judge" uncompassionate - lacking compassion or feeling for others; "nor silver-shedding tears could penetrate her uncompassionate sire"- Shakespeare hard - dispassionate; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer"; unkind - lacking kindness; "a thoughtless and unkind remark"; "the unkindest cut of all" implacable - incapable of being placated; "an implacable enemy" merciful - showing or giving mercy; "sought merciful treatment for the captives"; "a merciful god" |
merciless
adjective cruel, ruthless, hard, severe, harsh, relentless, callous, heartless, unforgiving, fell (archaic), inexorable, implacable, unsympathetic, inhumane, barbarous, pitiless, unfeeling, unsparing, hard-hearted, unmerciful, unappeasable, unpitying the merciless efficiency of a modern police state
merciless
adjectiveHaving or showing no mercy:
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عَديم الرَّحْمَه
nemilosrdný
irgalmatlan
miskunnarlaus
neusmiljen
merciless
[ˈmɜːsɪlɪs] ADJ [person, attack] → despiadado, cruel; [killing, beating] → cruel; [sun, heat] → implacablehe's famous for his merciless treatment of hecklers → tiene fama de tratar despiadadamente a los que interrumpen con preguntas o comentarios molestos
merciless
[ˈmɜːrsɪləs] adj [person] → impitoyable, sans pitié
[efficiency, scrutiny, logic] → implacable, impitoyable
the merciless efficiency of a modern police state → l'implacable efficacité d'un État policier moderne, l'impitoyable efficacité d'un État policier moderne
the merciless efficiency of a modern police state → l'implacable efficacité d'un État policier moderne, l'impitoyable efficacité d'un État policier moderne
merciless
adj → unbarmherzig, erbarmungslos; destruction → schonungslos; (= unrelenting) treatment, scrutiny, competition, glare, sun → gnadenlos
merciless
[ˈmɜːsɪlɪs] adj → spietato/amercy
(ˈməːsi) – plural ˈmercies – noun1. kindness towards a person, especially an enemy, who is in one's power. He showed his enemies no mercy.
2. a piece of good luck or something for which one should be grateful. It was a mercy that it didn't rain.
ˈmerciful adjective willing to forgive or to punish only lightly. a merciful judge.
ˈmercifully adverbˈmerciless adjective
without mercy; cruel. merciless criticism.
ˈmercilessly adverbat the mercy of
wholly in the power of, liable to be harmed by. A sailor is at the mercy of the sea.
have mercy on to give kindness to (an enemy etc who is in one's power). Have mercy on me!
merciless
a. inhumano-a, despiadado-a.