unmercied

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ mercy +‎ -ed.

Adjective

unmercied (comparative more unmercied, superlative most unmercied)

1. (obsolete) unmerciful; merciless
   • 1627, Michael Drayton, The Miseries of Queen Margaret, published 1793, page 159:

     Out fly the Irish, and with sword and fire
     Unmercied havoc of the English made

References

• “unmercied”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.