mercilessly

C2 Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment
US /ˈmɜːsɪləslɪ/
adv Freq #25587

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    without pity or mercy

    The guards drove the prisoners mercilessly through the rain.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · without pity or mercy pitilesslyruthlesslyremorselessly
More unmercifully
Opposites
mercifullykindly
Word family
Related forms mercilessmercy

Etymology

From merciless + -ly.

Topics

Ethics & Social Judgment
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