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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
merciless
    adj 1: having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a
           merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating" [syn:
           merciless, unmerciful] [ant: merciful]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Merciless \Mer"ci*less\, a.
   Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate
   beings, and also, figuratively, of things; as, a merciless
   tyrant; merciless waves.
   [1913 Webster]

         The foe is merciless, and will not pity. --Shak.
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   Syn: Cruel; unmerciful; remorseless; ruthless; pitiless;
        barbarous; savage.
        [1913 Webster] -- Mer"ci*less*ly, adv. --
        Mer"ci*less*ness, n.
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Thesaurus Results for merciless:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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