unforgiving
/ənfɚɡˈɪvɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The electorate was in an unforgiving mood."
- "The unforgiving Arctic climate makes short work of the unprepared."
- "In a raucous atmosphere, it was an unforgiving and physical contest from the start. Grant Hanley conceded the first free-kick within the opening 20 seconds, setting the tone for a busy and thankless evening for Serbian referee Milorad Mazic."
- "The line may be very scenic, but it runs through areas exposed to some extreme and unforgiving weather that does its worst on station buildings and the infrastructure!"
- "The terrain in Ukraine’s south is unforgiving for attackers, with wide open fields and little high ground, and Ukrainian troops are meeting staunch resistance from Russian forces."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English forgiving English unforgiving From un- + forgiving.
Inflected Forms
more unforgiving (comparative)
most unforgiving (superlative)