unforgivingly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English unforgiving Middle English -ly English -ly English unforgivingly From unforgiving + -ly.
Meanings
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In a way that is unforgiving.
[…]I was positioned before a row of unforgivingly lighted mirrors.
2009 January 15, Cintra Wilson, “All’s Fair in Beauty and War”, in New York Times:Act ruthlessly and unforgivingly towards the enemy, because if you spare him today, then he can and will annihilate you tomorrow.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unforgivingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unforgivingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (6)
fi armottomasti (in a way that is unforgiving) · cmn 無情地 /无情地 (in a way that is unforgiving) · pl bezpardonowo (in a way that is unforgiving) · cmn 毫不留情地 (in a way that is unforgiving) · cmn 冷酷地 (in a way that is unforgiving) · fi anteeksiantamattomasti (in a way that is unforgiving)