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Unforgiving

adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy.

    "The electorate was in an unforgiving mood."

  2. 2
    Having no allowance for weakness. figuratively

    "The unforgiving Arctic climate makes short work of the unprepared."

Adjective
  1. 1
    unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy wordnet
  2. 2
    not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of unforgive form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From un- + forgiving.

Etymology 2

From unforgive + -ing.

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