merciless
merciless · more merciless · most merciless
безжалісний, безжальний, безпощадний, немилосердний
беспощадный, безжалостный
gnadenlos
Showing no mercy; cruel and pitilessShowing no mercy; cruel and pitiless.
UK/ˈmɜːsɪləs/US/ˈmɝsɪləs/
» Tom is merciless.
Tom ist unbarmherzig.
Tom ist gnadenlos.
Том безжалостен.
Том беспощаден.
Meaning
1 sensesShowing no mercy; cruel and pitiless.
gnadenlos
беспоща́дныйbespoščádnyj, безжа́лостныйbezžálostnyj
безжаліснийbezžalisnyj, безжальнийbezžalʹnyj, безпощаднийbezpoščadnyj
having or showing no mercy
Examples
18 sentencesTom is merciless.
ruТом безжалостен. — marafon
deTom ist unbarmherzig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Death is a mysterious, merciless lady.
Sami was a brutal merciless killer.
The enemy is cruel and merciless.
They started the climb under a merciless sun.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless:
Русский
By meaning 1
showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless:
Origin
From Middle English merciles, mercyles, equivalent to mercy + -less.From Middle English merciles, mercyles, equivalent to mercy + -less.
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Forms
more merciless, most merciless| Comparative | more merciless Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most merciless Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
33 synonymscruelB1ruthlessC1maliciousC2nastyB1remorselessC1rottenB1unkindB2unmercifulpitilessbarbarousbowellessbrutalcompassionlessflagitious
Close in meaning
- having or showing no mercy:unmerciful
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsRelatedmercilessness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form