Dictionary Definition
unforgiving adj
1 unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy;
"a surly unforgiving old woman" [ant: forgiving]
2 not to be placated or appeased or moved by
entreaty; "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final
hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless
persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood" [syn: grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unrelenting]
3 harsh and severe; "I hope I'm not being
uncharitable but he really is a bore"; "unjust and uncharitable
criticism" [syn: uncharitable]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
- Not forgiving
Translations
- Finnish: anteeksiantamaton, pitkävihainen
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
bowelless, cruel, dog-eat-dog, flinty, hard, harsh, heartless, inclement, inexorable, merciless, pitiless, relentless, remorseless, ruthless, uncompassionate,
uncompassioned,
unfeeling, unmerciful, unpitiful, unpitying, unremorseful, unsympathetic, unsympathizing, unyielding, without
mercy