Unmerciful - English meaning

adjective

Extremely brutal.

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Many early child-rearing practices were barbarous by modern standards

adjective

Able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

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Savagely violent.

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A brutal murder

adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a brute.

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He was coarse and brutish

adjective

Rough, unpleasant, and often violent

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It has been said that life is often "nasty, brutish, and short".

adjective

Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.

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His callous comments about the murder made me shiver

noun

Variant spelling of callus.

noun

A thickened and hardened part of the skin or soft tissue, especially in an area that has been subjected to friction.

idiom

Having a body temperature that is not internally regulated

adjective

Denoting animals whose body temperature varies with that of the environment (e.g. fish); poikilothermic.

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Crocodiles are cold-blooded creatures, and they keep their temperature constant by basking in the s…

adjective

Without emotion or pity; deliberately cruel or callous.

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A cold-blooded murder

adjective

Wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it.

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People who are cruel to animals

verb

Spoil or ruin (an opportunity or a chance of success).

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Ernie nearly cruelled the whole thing by laughing

adjective

Extremely unkind and intentionally causing pain

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Her classmates made some cruel remarks., is the death penalty cruel and unusual punishment?, i thin…

adjective

(of laws or their application) excessively harsh and severe.

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The nazis destroyed the independence of the press by a series of draconian laws

adjective

(esp. of a rule, law, or punishment) extremely severe

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The governor proposed draconian cuts in state aid to education.

adjective

Solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced.

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The slate broke on the hard floor

adverb

With a great deal of effort.

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They work hard at school

noun

(of a consonant) pronounced as a velar plosive (as c in cat, g in go ).

adjective

Not kind or sympathetic toward other people

adjective

Unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses.

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Drenched in a harsh white neon light

adjective

Unkind or cruel or uncivil

adjective

Unkind or cruel

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Harsh criticism, a harsh winter, harsh lighting

adjective

Showing no mercy.

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A merciless attack with a blunt instrument

adjective

Showing no kindness; cruel

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A merciless enemy, he was teased mercilessly at school.

adjective

Showing no pity; cruel.

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A pitiless executioner

adjective

Without mercy or sympathy

adjective

Having or showing no pity

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A pitiless dictator

adjective

Without regret or guilt.

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A remorseless killer

adjective

Extremely thorough and careful.

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The rigorous testing of consumer products

adjective

Severe or difficult, esp. because at a high level

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Rigorous standards of accuracy, the manhattan district attorney’s office had a pretty rigorous trai…

adjective

Detailed and careful

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I want rigorous financial analysis of the options., the selection process is extremely rigorous., a…

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Having or showing no pity or compassion for others.

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A ruthless manipulator

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Without mercy or pity

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Cruel, or determined to succeed without caring about others

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A ruthless ruler, to compete abroad requires ruthless cost-cutting at home.

adjective

(of something bad or undesirable) very great; intense.

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A severe shortage of technicians

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Causing great pain, difficulty, damage, etc.; very serious

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A severe earthquake, the family faced severe challenges when he lost his job., severe criticism

adjective

Not willing to forgive or excuse people's faults or wrongdoings.

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He was always a proud and unforgiving man

adjective

Not willing to forgive people for things they do wrong

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My wife is unforgiving by nature., the unforgiving seas make search and rescue very difficult., sat…

adjective

Not feeling or showing pity.

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A flat, unpitying voice

adjective

Not yielding in strength, severity, or determination.

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The heat was unrelenting

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Extremely determined; never weakening or ending

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Unrelenting toughness/opposition, unrelenting neglect/pollution

adjective

Merciless; severe.

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He is unsparing in his criticism of the arms trade

adjective

Showing no kindness and no wish to hide the unpleasant truth

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The documentary went through all the graphic details of the operation in unsparing detail., last of…