unmerciful

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective having or showing no mercy

Etymology

From Middle English unmerciful, unmercifull; equivalent to un- + merciful.

In classic literature

Synonyms

merciless

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