unforgivingly
1
7.4
- adverb
- /ˌʌnfərˈɡɪvɪŋli/
:
sin piedad
- The teacher marked the tests unforgivingly, giving no leniency for mistakes.
Examples
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It made him grind his teeth, look fierce, and stare unforgivingly.
Fiction book (2001) -
With below-replacement fertility and increasing longevity, however, the arithmetic of pay-as-you-go retirement programs changes unforgivingly.
Academic text (1997) -
It would serve him right to be woken up at 4 in the morning...,' he thought unforgivingly.
Blog text (26) -
Beyond the immediate fear comes the understanding that for them, the Palestinians, an Israeli is someone to be hated absolutely, violently, and unforgivingly.
Academic text (1994) -
The band, while unforgivingly heavy and violent, also does a fantastic job creating atmospheres, as creepy and horrific as those may be.
Blog text (28) -
If the process of translation is a somatic one, to be taken on "body to body," it is also located in a landscape seldom foregrounded, hidden under the "unforgivingly previous" so-called "original."
Academic text (1999) -
It's unlikely, or so one should hope, yet one can't help but wonder what if it were our protagonist who slaughtered the cute Aika-chan—unforgivingly eliminating his friend's imouto, his own girlfriend.
Blog text (18) -
She unforgivingly criticized his performance in front of the whole team.
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The storm unforgivingly battered the coastal town, leaving destruction in its wake.
Synonyms
22
6.4
In a way that shows no pity
18
6.6
To act without pity and treat people very harshly
4
4.4
To act in a harsh or mean way that hurts others
3
7.6
In a very harsh and cruel way showing no kindness
1
8.1
In a way that shows no pity for others
1
8.4
In a calm, cruel way without feeling sorry
1
7.0
In a cruel way that shows unkind feelings and hurts others
1
7.6
In a way that shows no pity or mercy
1
6.8
In a harsh and unkind way toward other people
1
8.0
In a rough way that hurts or upsets someone
In a bitter, angry way during a disagreement
In a mean way that tries to hurt someone
In a rude, unfriendly way
Antonyms
How Forgiving
1
4.4
1
4.1
103
3.7
16
3.9
1
7.4
22
6.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
unforgivingly = unforgiving (transparent) = un + forgive + ing + ly
The adverb is directly formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'unforgiving', so the immediate derivation is predictable.
Etymology
The word unforgivingly breaks into un- meaning 'not', forgive meaning 'to stop feeling angry or to let someone off', and -ly which turns a word into one that says how something is done. So, unforgivingly means doing something 'not forgiving', or acting harshly and without mercy.