Search results
- Dictionaryunmerciful/ʌnˈməːsɪf(ʊ)l/
adjective
- 1. cruel or harsh; showing no mercy: "deceptively inflated incomes expose many couples to unmerciful taxes"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
The meaning of UNMERCIFUL is not merciful : merciless. How to use unmerciful in a sentence.
adjective. having or showing no mercy. synonyms: merciless. bloody. having or covered with or accompanied by blood. inclement. used of persons or behavior; showing no clemency or mercy. uncompassionate. lacking compassion or feeling for others.
Unmerciful definition: merciless; relentless; severe; cruel; pitiless.. See examples of UNMERCIFUL used in a sentence.
1. merciless; relentless; severe; cruel; pitiless. 2. unsparingly great, extreme, or excessive, as amounts.
Define unmerciful. unmerciful synonyms, unmerciful pronunciation, unmerciful translation, English dictionary definition of unmerciful. adj. 1. Having or exhibiting no mercy; merciless. 2. Exceeding a normal or reasonable limit; excessive: unmerciful heat. un·mer′ci·ful·ly adv....
Synonyms for UNMERCIFUL: excessive, extreme, insane, steep, extravagant, infinite, endless, lavish; Antonyms of UNMERCIFUL: reasonable, moderate, inadequate, modest, insufficient, temperate, deficient, middling.
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word unmerciful. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.