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Unmerciful

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

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Bowelless 84% connected

Without pity.

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Bowelless 84% connected

Without pity.

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Cutthroat 84% connected

One who cuts throats; a murderer; an assassin.

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Cutthroat 84% connected

One who cuts throats; a murderer; an assassin.

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Fierce 84% connected

Furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; as, a fierce wind.

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Fierce 84% connected

Furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; as, a fierce wind.

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Mortal 84% connected

Subject to death; destined to die; as, man is mortal.

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Mortal 84% connected

Subject to death; destined to die; as, man is mortal.

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Pitiless 84% connected

Destitute of pity; hard-hearted; merciless; as, a pitilessmaster; pitiless elements.

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Pitiless 84% connected

Destitute of pity; hard-hearted; merciless; as, a pitilessmaster; pitiless elements.

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Remorseless 84% connected

Being without remorse; having no pity; hence, destitute of sensibility; cruel; insensible to distress; merciless.

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Remorseless 84% connected

Being without remorse; having no pity; hence, destitute of sensibility; cruel; insensible to distress; merciless.

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Ruthless 84% connected

Having no ruth; cruel; pitiless.

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Ruthless 84% connected

Having no ruth; cruel; pitiless.

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Tigerish 84% connected

Like a tiger; tigrish.

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Tigerish 84% connected

Like a tiger; tigrish.

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Bloody 66% connected

Containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood; as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat.

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Bloody 66% connected

Containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood; as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat.

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Hard 66% connected

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Hard 66% connected

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Implacable 66% connected

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

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Implacable 66% connected

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

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Inclement 66% connected

Not clement; destitute of a mild and kind temper; void of tenderness; unmerciful; severe; harsh.

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Inclement 66% connected

Not clement; destitute of a mild and kind temper; void of tenderness; unmerciful; severe; harsh.

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Unkind 66% connected

Having no race or kindred; childless.

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Unkind 66% connected

Having no race or kindred; childless.

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Merciless 92% 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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