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unforgiving

adj

Etymology

From unforgive + -ing.

Definitions

  1. Unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy.

    • The electorate was in an unforgiving mood.

  2. Having no allowance for weakness.

    • The unforgiving Arctic climate makes short work of the unprepared.
    • The line may be very scenic, but it runs through areas exposed to some extreme and unforgiving weather that does its worst on station buildings and the infrastructure!

  3. present participle and gerund of unforgive

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA