unforgiving.
Unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English forgiving English unforgiving From un- + forgiving.
present participle and gerund of unforgive
Where this word comes from
From unforgive + -ing.
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