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unmerciful

/uhn-mur-si-fuhl/US // ʌnˈmɜr sɪ fəl //UK // (ʌnˈmɜːsɪfʊl) //

无情的,无情,残酷无情,残忍

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : merciless; relentless; severe; cruel; pitiless.
    • : unsparingly great, extreme, or excessive, as amounts: to talk for an unmerciful length of time.

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Examples

  • His master may be a man of some conscientious scruples; ours may be unmerciful.

  • Chaucer refers us to Aleyn's description on account of its unmerciful length; it was hopeless to attempt even an epitome of it.

  • One characteristic mark of a heathen is, that he is "without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful."

  • No sooner had the hated word been uttered, than his companions assailed him in a most unmerciful manner.

  • His denial was unavailing, and by the enraged teacher he was beaten in a most unjust and unmerciful manner.