unmerciful
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English unmerciful, unmercifull; equivalent to un- + merciful.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ʌnˈmɝsɪfl̩/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʌnˈmɜːsɪfl̩/
- Hyphenation: un‧mer‧ci‧ful
Adjective[edit]
unmerciful (comparative more unmerciful, superlative most unmerciful)
- not showing mercy
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Translations[edit]
merciless — see merciless
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Further reading[edit]
- “unmerciful”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “unmerciful”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “unmerciful”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.