unforgiving
adjective C1- Unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy. · The electorate was in an unforgiving mood.
- Having no allowance for error or weakness. · The unforgiving Arctic climate makes short work of the unprepared.
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After a few minutes’ reflection, however, she continued, “I _do_ remember his boasting one day, at Netherfield, of the implacability of his resentments, of his having an unforgiving temper.
“That is the most unforgiving speech,” said Elizabeth, “that I ever heard you utter.
Men from Italy, Greece, Germany, and countless other nations found themselves working shoulder to shoulder in the unforgiving alpine environment.
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