unmerciful

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

unmerciful

/ʌnˈmɝsɪfl̩/ US
/ʌnˈmɜːsɪfl̩/ UK

Where it comes from

From Middle English unmerciful, unmercifull; equivalent to un- + merciful.

adjective more unmerciful · most unmerciful

not showing mercy
Similar: inhuman, merciless, pitiless, ruthless, barbarous, bowelless, brutal, compassionless, cruel, flagitious, demonic, despiteful · Opposite: merciful

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"unmerciful." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unmerciful. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

unmerciful. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unmerciful

Chicago

"unmerciful." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unmerciful.

BibTeX

@misc{unmerciful_2026,
  title = {unmerciful},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unmerciful},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}