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merciless

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | 281 words | Copyright

mer·ci·less / ˈmərsiləs/ • adj. showing no mercy or pity: a merciless attack with a blunt instrument | fig. the merciless summer heat. DERIVATIVES: mer·ci·less·ly adv. mer·ci·less·ness n.

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