"mercilessly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈmɜːsɪləslɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mercilessly.wav Forms: more mercilessly [comparative], most mercilessly [superlative]
Etymology: From merciless + -ly. Etymology templates: {{af|en|merciless|-ly|id2=adverbial}} merciless + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} mercilessly (comparative more mercilessly, superlative most mercilessly)
  1. In a merciless manner. Translations (in a merciless manner): ἀνελεημόνως (aneleēmónōs) (Ancient Greek), despietadament (Catalan), nemilosrdně (Czech), sans pitié (French), bezlitośnie (Polish), bezpardonowo (Polish), despiadadamente (Spanish), skoningslöst (Swedish), acımasızca (Turkish), acımasızcasına (Turkish), zalimce (Turkish), zalimcesine (Turkish), zalimane (Turkish)
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