genadeloos

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch genadeloos. Equivalent to genade (mercy) +‎ -loos (-less).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈnaː.dəˌloːs/
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  • Hyphenation: ge‧na‧de‧loos

Adjective

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genadeloos (comparative genadelozer, superlative meest genadeloos or genadeloost)

  1. merciless, ruthless; heartless (of persons)
    De strenge leraar is genadeloos: een punt per fout
    The strict teacher is merciless: a point per error
  2. merciless, unforgiving, harsh (of things)

Declension

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Declension of genadeloos
uninflected genadeloos
inflected genadeloze
comparative genadelozer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial genadeloos genadelozer het genadeloost
het genadelooste
indefinite m./f. sing. genadeloze genadelozere genadelooste
n. sing. genadeloos genadelozer genadelooste
plural genadeloze genadelozere genadelooste
definite genadeloze genadelozere genadelooste
partitive genadeloos genadelozers

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Antonyms

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