genadeloos

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch genadeloos. Equivalent to genade (“mercy”) +‎ -loos (“-less”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈnaː.dəˌloːs/
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  • Hyphenation: ge‧na‧de‧loos

Adjective

genadeloos (comparative genadelozer, superlative meest genadeloos or genadeloost)

  1. merciless, ruthless; heartless (of persons)
    De strenge leraar is genadeloos: een punt per fout
    The strict teacher is merciless: a point per error
  2. merciless, unforgiving, harsh (of things)

Declension

Declension of genadeloos
uninflected genadeloos
inflected genadeloze
comparative genadelozer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial genadeloos genadelozer het genadeloost
het genadelooste
indefinite m./f. sing. genadeloze genadelozere genadelooste
n. sing. genadeloos genadelozer genadelooste
plural genadeloze genadelozere genadelooste
definite genadeloze genadelozere genadelooste
partitive genadeloos genadelozers —

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