unmercifully
In pitiless fashion
Unmercifully means without mercy or restraint—harshly, relentlessly, excessively.
Someone teased unmercifully endures cruel mockery.
A judge who sentences unmercifully shows no leniency.
The word often describes intensity beyond reasonable limits: The sun beat down unmercifully.
It can shade toward hyperbole in casual use: He was unmercifully long-winded.
Without pity or compassion
- pitilesslyWithout compassion or remorse
- heartlesslyWithout empathy or care
- mercilesslyWithout pity or restraint
- brutallyIn a cruel manner
savagely · callously · cold-bloodedly · viciously · inhumanely · remorselessly · harshly · sadistically
Beyond proper measure
- extremelyTo an intense degree
- severelyIn a harsh manner
- intenselyWith extreme force
- harshlyIn severe manner
fiercely · brutally · overwhelmingly · unbearably · terribly · dreadfully · frightfully · awfully
Without stopping or weakening
- unrelentinglyWithout yielding or softening
- inexorablyWithout possibility of stopping
- persistentlyIn an unrelenting manner
- incessantlyWithout pause or interruption
implacably · ceaselessly · endlessly · unstoppably · doggedly · tenaciously · continuously · unceasingly
ruthlessly
Without pity or compassion
- pitilesslyWithout compassion or remorse
- heartlesslyWithout empathy or care
- mercilesslyWithout pity or restraint
brutally · savagely · callously · cold-bloodedly · viciously · inhumanely · remorselessly · harshly · sadistically · tyrannically
excessively
Beyond proper measure
harshly · fiercely · brutally · overwhelmingly · unbearably · terribly · dreadfully · frightfully · awfully · tremendously
relentlessly
Without stopping or weakening
- unrelentinglyWithout yielding or softening
- inexorablyWithout possibility of stopping
- persistentlyIn an unrelenting manner
incessantly · implacably · ceaselessly · endlessly · unstoppably · doggedly · tenaciously · continuously · unceasingly · tirelessly
unmercifullymercifully
With compassion or relief
compassionately · kindly · gently · tenderly · humanely
unmercifullysparingly
In limited amounts
moderately · mildly · lightly · temperately · gingerly