unmercifully en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ʌnˈmɜɹ.sɪˌfʊl̩.li/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English unmerciful Middle English -ly English -ly English unmercifully From unmerciful + -ly.
Meanings
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In an unmerciful manner.
These men lashed themselves and each other unmercifully with knotted leather scourges until the blood ran, two or three times daily.
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 99:They unmercifully bundled me and my gallant second into our own hackney coach.
1835, Theodore Hook, Gilbert Gurney:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unmercifully | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unmercifully | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |