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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesimpitoyable
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛ̃.pi.twa.jabl
"Le désert est un environnement particulièrement impitoyable."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Unwilling to forgive or excuse people's faults or wrongdoing; implacable.
"He had an unforgiving nature and held grudges for decades." - 2
Hard to navigate, endure, or survive; offering no leniency or margin for error.
"The mountain presented an unforgiving terrain of sheer ice and freezing winds."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix un- (meaning not) combined with forgiving, stemming from the Middle English verb forgyven and Old English forgiefan. The term evolved to describe both people who refuse to pardon offenses and environmental conditions, terrain, or circumstances that do not allow for mistakes or leniency.
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impitoyable
Transliteration: ɛ̃.pi.twa.jabl
"Le désert est un environnement particulièrement impitoyable."
unerbittlich
Transliteration: ʊn.ɛɐ̯ˈbɪt.lɪç
"Die Bedingungen auf dem Gipfel waren unerbittlich."
implacabile
Transliteration: im.plaˈkaː.bi.le
"La natura può essere spietata e implacabile."
implacable
Transliteration: im.plaˈka.βle
"Ese deporte tiene un clima implacable para los principiantes."
implacável
Transliteration: ĩ.plaˈka.vɛw
"O terreno rochoso revelou-se implacável com os caminhantes."
क्षमा न करने वाला
Transliteration: kshama na karne wala
"रेगिस्तान का मौसम बहुत कठोर और क्षमा न करने वाला है।"
严酷的
Transliteration: yán kù de
"这条赛道对失误者来说是严酷的。"
가차 없는
Transliteration: gacha eomneun
"그 산의 기후는 등반객들에게 가차 없었다."
容赦ない
Transliteration: yōsha nai
"自然環境は初心者に対して非常に容赦ない。"
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