[ adj ] having or showing no mercy <adj.all> the merciless enemya merciless critic gave him a merciless beating
Unmerciful \Un*mer"ci*ful\, a. Not merciful; indisposed to mercy or grace; cruel; inhuman; merciless; unkind. -- {Un*mer"ci*ful*ly}, adv. -- {Un*mer"ci*ful*ness}, n.
An unidentified resident told the Press Association, a British news agency, that she heard "an unmerciful bang." "All our windows were blown out," she said. "My father was in bed upstairs and the glass just came in on top of him.