Bad and Merciless

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Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.

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Merciless and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Merciless" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Merciless adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.

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Bad and merciless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Merciless".

Nearby Words: merciful, mercilessly, mercifully

Furthermore, people see Corvo as a merciless killer, which makes things tougher down the line, and leads to the game's bad endings.

Source: Murder Is the Best Solution
Besides, as bad as the Grimm can be, there's plenty of less monstrous-looking but just as merciless and cunning baddies for them to worry about.

Source: Lovecraft Lite
She's supposed to come off as a merciless to lawbreakers and a servant to the law, coupled with being in a bad situation having to worry about her kidnapped son.

Source: Unintentionally Unsympathetic

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