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- Dictionarymerciless/ˈməːsɪlɪs/
adjective
- 1. showing no mercy: "a merciless attack with a blunt instrument"
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The meaning of MERCILESS is having or showing no mercy : pitiless. How to use merciless in a sentence.
having or showing no mercy: There are reports of merciless attacks on innocent civilians. There was no shelter from the merciless (= very strong) heat. Opposite. merciful approving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unkind, cruel & unfeeling. acerbic. acerbically.
If you describe someone as merciless, you mean that they are very cruel or determined and do not show any concern for the effect their actions have on other people. Whistler, as always, was merciless.
Use the adjective merciless to describe someone who acts in a cruel, heartless way. You could accuse your rabbit-hunting brother of being merciless. Merciless is the antonym, or opposite, of "merciful." If a person shows no mercy or pity, she is merciless.
adjective. Having or showing no mercy: pitiless, remorseless, unmerciful. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.
If you describe someone as merciless, you mean that they are very cruel or determined and do not show any concern for the effect their actions have on other people.
There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word merciless, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
