unmerciful

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

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ʌnˈmɝsɪfl̩/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ʌnˈmɜːsɪfl̩/
• Hyphenation: un‧mer‧ci‧ful

unmerciful (comparative more unmerciful, superlative most unmerciful)

1. not showing mercy

• merciless

• merciful

• unmercy

• cruel
• inhuman

• “unmerciful”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “unmerciful”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “unmerciful”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.