merciless

merciless
[[t]mɜ͟ː(r)sɪləs[/t]]
ADJ-GRADED
If you describe someone as merciless, you mean that they are very cruel or determined and do not show any concern for the effect their actions have on other people.

Whistler, as always, was merciless.

...the merciless efficiency of a modern police state.

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Derived words:
mercilessly ADV-GRADED usu ADV with v, also ADV adj, ADV with cl

We teased him mercilessly...

The sun beat down mercilessly on the women's bare heads.


English dictionary. 2008.

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