unbarmherzig

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German

Etymology

From un- +‎ barmherzig (merciful, compassionate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnbaʁmˌhɛʁt͡sɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌhɛʁt͡sɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: un‧barm‧her‧zig

Adjective

unbarmherzig (strong nominative masculine singular unbarmherziger, comparative unbarmherziger, superlative am unbarmherzigsten)

  1. pitiless, ruthless

Declension

Adverb

unbarmherzig

  1. mercilessly, relentlessly, ruthlessly

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