mercilessness
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Related to mercilessness: mercilessly
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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2. | mercilessness - inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving 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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