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having or showing no mercy: There are reports of merciless attacks on innocent civilians. There was no shelter from the merciless (= very strong) heat. Opposite. merciful approving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unkind, cruel & unfeeling. acerbically. acerbity. acidly. anti-cruelty. cold-heartedly. cruelly.
: having or showing no mercy : pitiless. the merciless killing of innocent people. mercilessly adverb. mercilessness noun. Synonyms. affectless. callous. case-hardened. cold-blooded. compassionless. desensitized. hard-boiled. hard-hearted. heartless. indurate. inhumane. insensate. insensitive. ironhearted. obdurate. pachydermatous.
Merciless definition: without mercy; having or showing no mercy; pitiless; cruel. See examples of MERCILESS used in a sentence.
Use the adjective merciless to describe someone who acts in a cruel, heartless way. You could accuse your rabbit-hunting brother of being merciless. Merciless is the antonym, or opposite, of "merciful." If a person shows no mercy or pity, she is merciless.
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.
Definition of merciless adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
cruel, or showing no kindness: a merciless attack. She was merciless in her criticism of his work. mercilessly. adverb. He was mercilessly bullied by the older boys. (Definition of merciless from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of merciless. in Chinese (Traditional) 冷酷無情的，殘忍的，毫無憐憫之心的… See more.
adjective. Having or showing no mercy: pitiless, remorseless, unmerciful. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.
merciless meaning, definition, what is merciless: cruel and showing no kindness or forgive...: Learn more.
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.
