unmerciful

/ˈʌnˌmʌrsəfəl/
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Definitions of unmerciful
  1. 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
    hard
    dispassionate
    unkind
    lacking kindness
    bowelless, cutthroat, fierce
    ruthless in competition
    mortal
    unrelenting and deadly
    pitiless, remorseless, ruthless, unpitying
    without mercy or pity
    tigerish
    resembling a tiger in fierceness and lack of mercy
    implacable
    incapable of being placated
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