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Antonyms for merciless

Grammar : Adj

Spell : mur-si-lis

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɜr sɪ lɪs

Definition of merciless

Origin : late 14c., see mercy + -less. Related: Mercilessly.

adj mean, heartless

Example sentences :

Up to a certain moment they were all bitter and merciless toward him.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

They hang their heads in shame under the merciless but just accusation.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 14, July 2, 1870 » by Various

It still regarded them with the merciless wistfulness of hunger.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

He was beset on either side by the merciless fangs of his erstwhile comrades.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

It was a merciless deed, and yet such was the character of all warfare at the time.
Extract from : « Introductory American History » by Henry Eldridge Bourne

A woman as good as herself had a perfect right to be merciless.
Extract from : « People of Position » by Stanley Portal Hyatt

With Augereau and Massena, Bernadotte is a merciless plunderer.
Extract from : « Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Complete » by Lewis Goldsmith

He began to undress; but the merciless noise racked his nerves.
Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna

A more harassing and merciless conflict can hardly be imagined.
Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

He hated himself for the thought, but it haunted him with a merciless persistence.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

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