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merciless

English

Etymology

From Middle English merciles, mercyles, equivalent to mercy +? -less.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m??s?l?s/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?m?s?l?s/

Adjective

merciless (comparative more merciless, superlative most merciless)

  1. Showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless.

Synonyms

  • unmerciful
  • cruel
  • pitiless
  • ruthless

Derived terms

  • mercilessly
  • mercilessness

Translations

Anagrams

  • crimeless

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brutish

English

Etymology

From brute +? -ish

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?b?u?t.??/
  • Rhymes: -u?t??

Adjective

brutish (comparative more brutish, superlative most brutish)

  1. Of, or in the manner of a brute
  2. Bestial; lacking human sensibility

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:brutish.

Translations

Further reading

  • brutish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • brutish in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • brutish at OneLook Dictionary Search

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