mercilessly

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmɜːsɪləslɪ/ See IPA manual

Freq #25587

Meanings

1

adv
without pity or mercy

The guards drove the prisoners mercilessly through the rain.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · without pity or mercy pitilessly ruthlessly remorselessly

More unmercifully

Opposites

mercifully kindly

Word family

Related forms merciless mercy

Etymology

From merciless + -ly.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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