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Implacable

Not placable; not to be appeased; incapable of being pacified; inexorable; as, an implacable prince.

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Grim 84% connected

Of forbidding or fear-inspiring aspect; fierce; stern; surly; cruel; frightful; horrible.

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Grim 84% connected

Of forbidding or fear-inspiring aspect; fierce; stern; surly; cruel; frightful; horrible.

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Inexorable 84% connected

Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer; firm; determined; unyielding; unchangeable; inflexible; relentless; as, an inexorable prince or t…

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Inexorable 84% connected

Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer; firm; determined; unyielding; unchangeable; inflexible; relentless; as, an inexorable prince or t…

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Relentless 84% connected

Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness; unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying;…

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Relentless 84% connected

Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness; unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying;…

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Stern 84% connected

The black tern.

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Stern 84% connected

The black tern.

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Unrelenting 84% connected

Not relenting; unyielding; rigid; hard; stern; cruel.

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Unrelenting 84% connected

Not relenting; unyielding; rigid; hard; stern; cruel.

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Merciless 66% connected

Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate beings, and also, figuratively, of things; as, a merciless tyrant; merciless waves.

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Merciless 66% connected

Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate beings, and also, figuratively, of things; as, a merciless tyrant; merciless waves.

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Unmerciful 66% connected

Not merciful; indisposed to mercy or grace; cruel; inhuman; merciless; unkind.

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Unmerciful 66% connected

Not merciful; indisposed to mercy or grace; cruel; inhuman; merciless; unkind.

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Placable 94% connected

Capable of being appeased or pacified; ready or willing to be pacified; willing to forgive or condone.

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Placable 94% connected

Capable of being appeased or pacified; ready or willing to be pacified; willing to forgive or condone.

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