Meanings
adjectiveunmerciless (comparative more unmerciless, superlative most unmerciless)
comparative more unmerciless · superlative most unmerciless
- obsoleteUtterly merciless.
Now ye see[…]their deceites, vnmerciles murther, and ingratitude.
1545, George Joye, The exposicion of Daniel the Prophete […]
Origin
From un- + merciless (with un- functioning as an intensifier of -less).
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unmerciless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmerciless
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“unmerciless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmerciless. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unmerciless,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmerciless.
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