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UNFORGIVING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy
Example:
a surly unforgiving old woman
Classified under:
Similar:
revengeful; vengeful; vindictive (disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge)
Antonym:
forgiving (inclined or able to forgive and show mercy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
Example:
the stern demands of parenthood
Synonyms:
grim; inexorable; relentless; stern; unappeasable; unforgiving; unrelenting
Classified under:
Similar:
implacable (incapable of being placated)