| merciless | (adj) having or showing no mercy, Syn. unmerciful, Ant. merciful, Example: the merciless enemy; a merciless critic; gave him a merciless beating |
| mercilessly | (adv) without pity; in a merciless manner, Syn. unmercifully, pitilessly, remorselessly, Example: he was mercilessly trounced by his opponent in the House |
| mercilessness | (n) inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving, Syn. unmercifulness, Ant. mercifulness |
| Merciless | a. Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate beings, and also, figuratively, of things; The foe is merciless, and will not pity. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] -- |