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Merciless

adjective

/ˈmɜː.sɪ.ləs/

Meaning

showing no mercy or pity; cruel and heartless

showing no mercy or compassion; cruel and ruthless.

The merciless dictator showed no compassion.

The dictator was merciless in crushing the rebellion.

cruel, ruthless, heartless, pitiless, brutal, inhumane

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cruel, ruthless, heartless

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cruel, ruthless, pitiless, brutal, inhumane

merciful, kind, compassionate

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merciful, kind, compassionate

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merciful, kind, compassionate

merciless attack, merciless criticism, merciless punishment, merciless rule, mercilessly beaten

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merciless attack, merciless criticism, merciless punishment

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merciless attack, merciless rule, merciless punishment, mercilessly beaten

Not needed because of repetition or replacement; superfluous or excessive.

Extremely large or huge in size, power, or extent.

referred to as or known by a particular name or title, often misleadingly

Making a show of being morally superior to others; hypocritically pious.

Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy; having a particular meaning o...

unwilling to spend or give; stingy or miserly