"unforgiving" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more unforgiving [comparative], most unforgiving [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + forgiving. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|forgiving}} un- + forgiving Head templates: {{en-adj}} unforgiving (comparative more unforgiving, superlative most unforgiving)
  1. Unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy. Translations (not forgiving): ক্ষমাহীন (khômahīn) (Bengali), непрощаващ (neproštavašt) (Bulgarian), inclement (Catalan), onverzoenlijk (Dutch), meedogenloos (Dutch), onverbiddelijk (Dutch), senpardona (Esperanto), anteeksiantamaton (Finnish), pitkävihainen (Finnish), kaunainen (Finnish), impitoyable [feminine, masculine] (French), implacable [feminine, masculine] (French), gnadenlos (German), whakakaitoa (Maori), pamiętliwy [masculine] (Polish), bezpardonowy (Polish)
    Sense id: en-unforgiving-en-adj-txj~Snkf Disambiguation of 'not forgiving': 65 35
  2. (figurative) Having no allowance for weakness. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-unforgiving-en-adj-Qm0uKIT0 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un-, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 36 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unforgivingly, unforgivingness
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Etymology: From unforgive + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|unforgive|ing|nocat=1}} unforgive + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} unforgiving
  1. present participle and gerund of unforgive Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: unforgive
    Sense id: en-unforgiving-en-verb-z2fR09tB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 27 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 21 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 9 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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