inmisericorde

Spanish

Etymology

From in- +‎ misericorde

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /immiseɾiˈkoɾde/ [ĩm.mi.se.ɾiˈkoɾ.ð̞e]
• Rhymes: -oɾde
• Syllabification: in‧mi‧se‧ri‧cor‧de

Adjective

inmisericorde m or f (masculine and feminine plural inmisericordes)

1. merciless, savage

   Synonym: salvaje

   • 2015 July 10, “El libro que alumbró ‘Matar a un ruiseñor’: el regreso de Harper Lee”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Un pitido fatigado anuncia que el tren se acerca bajo el calor inmisericorde de Maycomb.

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Derived terms

• inmisericordemente

Further reading

• “inmisericorde”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10