merciless
pronunciation
How to pronounce merciless in British English: UK [ˈmɜ:sɪləs]
How to pronounce merciless in American English: US [ˈmɜrsɪləs]
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- Adjective:
- having or showing no mercy
Word Origin
- merciless (adj.)
- late 14c., see mercy + -less. Related: Mercilessly.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Those commentaries , with a few exceptions , were merciless .
- 2. The japanese invasion of china which began in 1937 was merciless .
- 3. The tone of opinion columns can be merciless .
- 4. The " police action " described by colonel gowon at the outset turned into a bloody conflict and a merciless siege .
- 5. Defenders of civilisation or merciless rack-renters ?