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Definition of Mercilessly
1. Adverb. Without pity; in a merciless manner. "He was mercilessly trounced by his opponent in the House"
Partainyms: Merciless, Pitiless, Remorseless, Unmerciful
Definition of Mercilessly
1. Adverb. In a merciless manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mercilessly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mercilessly
Literary usage of Mercilessly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. From Manassas to Appomattox: Memoirs of the Civil War in America by James Longstreet (1908)
"... Brigade—The Fifth North Carolina Regiment and Twenty-Fourth Virginia mercilessly
exposed—A Hard-Fought Engagement—A Confederate Victory—McClellan not on ..."
2. Roger of Wendover's Flowers of History: Comprising the History of England by Matthew Paris, Roger (1849)
"After this wretch had been tortured for a length of time in the manner above
described, he was mercilessly thrust back into his former seat, and when placed ..."
3. Roger of Wendover's Flowers of History: Comprising the History of England by Roger, Matthew Paris (1849)
"After this wretch had been tortured for a length of time in the manner above
described, he was mercilessly thrust back into his former seat, and when placed ..."
4. The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy by Ordericus Vitalis, Léopold Delisle, Guizot (François) (1854)
"... they were mercilessly driven from the gate. another humiliation in having to
refund 700 marks of silver, to compensate for the rapacity with which he ..."
5. Memoirs of Doctor Burney by Fanny Burney (1832)
"scene of action during the whole of its Trojan endurance, as he would have done
from a bull fight, to which both antagonists had been mercilessly exposed. ..."
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