merciless

English

Etymology

From Middle English merciles, mercyles, equivalent to mercy +‎ -less.

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merciless (comparative more merciless, superlative most merciless)

  1. Showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless.
    • 1995, HAL Laboratory, EarthBound, Nintendo, Super Nintendo Entertainment System:
      The sun is merciless today, so please take care of yourself.
    • 2024 November 6, David Culver, Abel Alvarado, Evelio Contreras and Rachel Clarke, “Exclusive: Locking eyes with mass murderers in El Salvador”, in CNN‎[1]:
      But the ruthless cleaning up of those streets and merciless treatment of gang members have triggered outrage and concern among human rights organizations, which have condemned Cecot as inhumane and unacceptable.

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