mercilesslyadv.

Brit.

/ˈməːsᵻlᵻsli/, U.S.

/ˈmərsələsli/

Forms: 1500s–1700s mercilesly, 1600s mercilessle, 1600s mercilessely, 1700s– mercilessly; Scottish pre-1700 mercyleslie, 1800s– mercilessly.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: merciless adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < merciless adj. + -ly suffix².

In a merciless manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > compassion > pitilessness > [adverb] > mercilessly

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without sparea1300

without(en) grith13..

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unmercifully1536

mercilesslya1576

unsparinglya1631

inclemently1789

a1576 Bp. J. Pilkington Godlie Expos. Nehemiah (1585) iv. 57 They will kill them, shed their blood mercilesly murther them, and make that building to cease.

1602 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1884) 1st Ser. VI. 425 Maist cruellie, schamefullie and mercyleslie murtherit and slew [them].

1609 Bp. J. Hall Paraphr. Song of Songs iv. 39 in Salomons Diuine Arts Cruell & bloody persecutors, who like Lyons and Leopards haue tyrannized ouer thee, & mercilessely torn thee in pieces.

1660 C. Ellis Gentile Sinner iv. 197 Whilest she has been mercilesly torne in pieces, by the cruel teeth of those ravenous beasts.

1721 ‘Cato’ in London Jrnl. 27 May in B. Franklin Writings (1987) 28 They mercilesly made a whole people beggars.

1799 C. B. Brown Edgar Huntly II. xv. 126 I was universally in that state to which the frame is reduced by blows of a club, mercilessly and endlessly repeated.

1833 H. Coleridge Biographia Borealis 26 So mercilessly had the Church of Scotland been stripped..that she could not afford an episcopal establishment.

1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island iii. xiv. 115 The sun still shining mercilessly on the steaming marsh.

1906 C. H. Parkhurst Lower than Angels 18 Mercilessly hetchelled by some prosecuting attorney.

1983 K. Waterhouse In Mood ii. 9 His dark skin was dirty-looking and studded with moles and warts, mercilessly compounded by a persistent adolescent rash.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mercilessly
释义	mercilesslyadv. Brit. /ˈməːsᵻlᵻsli/, U.S. /ˈmərsələsli/ Forms: 1500s–1700s mercilesly, 1600s mercilessle, 1600s mercilessely, 1700s– mercilessly; Scottish pre-1700 mercyleslie, 1800s– mercilessly. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: merciless adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < merciless adj. + -ly suffix². In a merciless manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > pitilessness > [adverb] > mercilessly unsparelya1225 without sparea1300 without(en) grith13.. mercilessc1425 unmercifully1536 mercilesslya1576 unsparinglya1631 inclemently1789 a1576 Bp. J. Pilkington Godlie Expos. Nehemiah (1585) iv. 57 They will kill them, shed their blood mercilesly murther them, and make that building to cease. 1602 in D. Masson Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1884) 1st Ser. VI. 425 Maist cruellie, schamefullie and mercyleslie murtherit and slew [them]. 1609 Bp. J. Hall Paraphr. Song of Songs iv. 39 in Salomons Diuine Arts Cruell & bloody persecutors, who like Lyons and Leopards haue tyrannized ouer thee, & mercilessely torn thee in pieces. 1660 C. Ellis Gentile Sinner iv. 197 Whilest she has been mercilesly torne in pieces, by the cruel teeth of those ravenous beasts. 1721 ‘Cato’ in London Jrnl. 27 May in B. Franklin Writings (1987) 28 They mercilesly made a whole people beggars. 1799 C. B. Brown Edgar Huntly II. xv. 126 I was universally in that state to which the frame is reduced by blows of a club, mercilessly and endlessly repeated. 1833 H. Coleridge Biographia Borealis 26 So mercilessly had the Church of Scotland been stripped..that she could not afford an episcopal establishment. 1883 R. L. Stevenson Treasure Island iii. xiv. 115 The sun still shining mercilessly on the steaming marsh. 1906 C. H. Parkhurst Lower than Angels 18 Mercilessly hetchelled by some prosecuting attorney. 1983 K. Waterhouse In Mood ii. 9 His dark skin was dirty-looking and studded with moles and warts, mercilessly compounded by a persistent adolescent rash. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.a1576
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