mercilessness

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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.

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Noun	1.	mercilessness - feelings of extreme heartlessness pitilessness, ruthlessness, cruelty coldheartedness, hardheartedness, heartlessness - an absence of concern for the welfare of others
	2.	mercilessness - inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving unmercifulness inhumaneness, inhumanity - the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others ruthlessness, pitilessness - mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity inexorability, inexorableness, relentlessness - mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or let up; "the relentlessness or their pursuit" mercifulness, mercy - a disposition to be kind and forgiving; "in those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband"

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The mercilessness of nature about them, of heat and cold, rain and snow; the mercilessness of the city, of the country in which they lived, of its laws and customs that they did not understand!

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Forder's depiction of this man in this way shows his mercilessness, violence, and above all primitiveness.

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'The question is has the Supreme Court or federal government ever taken notice of this injustice and mercilessness?'

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Frankly, we have no business being there until we return to a time when mercilessness is no longer driving U.S.

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They are capable of reacting, though slowly, with violence and mercilessness to misrule and misleadership, and of responding!