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Definition of unforgiving
1 : unwilling or unable to forgive
2 : having or making no allowance for error or weakness an unforgiving environment where false moves can prove fatal — Jaclyn Fierman
unforgivingness
nounFrom the M-W Editors
Examples of unforgiving in a Sentence
They are unforgiving of the smallest mistake.
the unforgiving world of politics
Recent Examples of unforgiving from the Web
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A forced return like the one reported in Cameroon emblemizes the most extreme and unforgiving reaction to those searching for safe haven.
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Most became cattle ranchers, the only logical choice in this unforgiving region.
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From a physical standpoint, what happens to this passenger is immediate and unforgiving.
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Making movies like no one else currently working today, the filmmaker turns The Bad Batch into a hypnotic portrait of disparate pariahs finding love and kinship out on the unforgiving fringe.
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Few critics were as outspoken and unforgiving of this change—and any other stylistic evolution that hit the hip-hop world—as Prodigy.
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Especially at the US Open, where misses are so unforgiving.
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The Flint Hills show is a marriage of cowboy campfire songs and flourishing orchestral movements in an unforgiving landscape.
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Throughout the summer, the Texas heat is unrelenting and unforgiving, giving residents plenty to complain about.
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First Known Use of unforgiving
1713
UNFORGIVING Defined for English Language Learners
unforgiving
playDefinition of unforgiving for English Language Learners
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: not willing to forgive other people
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: very harsh or difficult : not allowing weakness, error, etc.
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