From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Merciless \Mer"ci*less\, adjective Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate beings, and also, figuratively, of things; as, a merciless tyrant; merciless waves.
The foe is merciless, and will not pity. --Shak.
Syn: Cruel; unmerciful; remorseless; ruthless; pitiless; barbarous; savage. -- {Mer"ci*less*ly}, adverb -- {Mer"ci*less*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adverb
1: without pity; in a merciless manner; "he was mercilessly trounced by his opponent in the House" [syn: {pitilessly}, {unmercifully}, {remorselessly}]
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