Definitions for: Merciless


[adj] having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating"



Webster (1913) Definition: Mer"ci*less, a.
Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate
beings, and also, figuratively, of things; as, a merciless
tyrant; merciless waves.

The foe is merciless, and will not pity. --Shak.

Syn: Cruel; unmerciful; remorseless; ruthless; pitiless;
barbarous; savage. -- Mer"ci*less*ly, adv. --
Mer"ci*less*ness, n.

Synonyms: bowelless, cutthroat, fierce, mortal(a), pitiless, remorseless, ruthless, tigerish, unmerciful, unpitying

Antonyms: merciful

See Also: bloody, hard, implacable, inclement, uncompassionate, unkind

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