different between bloodthirsty vs unmerciful
bloodthirsty
English
Etymology
From blood +? thirsty. Cognate with West Frisian bloeddorstich (“bloodthirsty”), Dutch bloeddorstig (“bloodthirsty”), German blutdürstig (“bloodthirsty”), Danish blodtørstig (“bloodthirsty”), Swedish blodtörstig (“bloodthristy”), Norwegian blodtørstig (“bloodthirsty”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?bl?d???sti/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?bl?d???sti/
- Hyphenation: blood?thirsty, blood?thirs?ty
Adjective
bloodthirsty (comparative bloodthirstier or more bloodthirsty, superlative bloodthirstiest or most bloodthirsty)
- Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous.
- Synonyms: bloodlusty, homicidal, (archaic) murtherous, murderous
- Antonym: unbloodthirsty
- Of a book, film, etc.: depicting much violence; gory, violent.
- (humorous) Of a mosquito, tenaciously seeking to draw blood.
Alternative forms
- blood-thirsty
- bloudthirsty, bloud-thirsty (obsolete)
Derived terms
Translations
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unmerciful
English
Etymology
un- +? merciful
Adjective
unmerciful (comparative more unmerciful, superlative most unmerciful)
- not showing mercy
Synonyms
- merciless
Antonyms
- merciful
See also
- cruel
- inhuman
Further reading
- unmerciful in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- unmerciful in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- unmerciful at OneLook Dictionary Search
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