unmerciful

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This was a battle, an unmerciful grind against 11 Hibs players, then 10, then nine.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

The word "cruel" originates from the Latin word crudelis, which is defined as "hardhearted, bloodthirsty, unmerciful and inhuman."

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2023

Doing stand-up, Leggero is observational and unmerciful, lampooning everyone from Rite-Aid cashiers to typewriter-toting hipsters, a dumpster-diving Burning Man attendee named “Flapjack,” and, naturally, Kasher.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2022

In a sports town that can be unmerciful in its vitriol, Simmons, traded from Philadelphia to Brooklyn last month, fist-bumped his new teammate Kevin Durant.

From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2022

The Reverend Mr. Helmuth was pondering “this unmerciful enemy” as he made his way through the city.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy