unforgiving
adjective
un·for·giv·ing
ˌən-fər-ˈgi-viŋ 
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—
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unforgivingness
noun
Examples of unforgiving in a Sentence
They are unforgiving of the smallest mistake.
the unforgiving world of politics
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The story tells the tragedy of circumstance, geography, parents and unforgiving history.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
The tale begins in the dead of night on July 30, 1945, when the USS Indianapolis was struck by two Japanese torpedoes in the vast, unforgiving expanse of the Pacific Ocean.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
If all of that was a corrective for policies past, the working class proved to be in an unforgiving mood in November.
—Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Set in the late 1800s against the unforgiving backdrop of Iceland’s Westfjords, the film follows a crew of fishermen who begin to reckon with the fact that nature is gaining ground on them after a punishing winter.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
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Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
The tale begins in the dead of night on July 30, 1945, when the USS Indianapolis was struck by two Japanese torpedoes in the vast, unforgiving expanse of the Pacific Ocean.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
If all of that was a corrective for policies past, the working class proved to be in an unforgiving mood in November.
—Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Set in the late 1800s against the unforgiving backdrop of Iceland’s Westfjords, the film follows a crew of fishermen who begin to reckon with the fact that nature is gaining ground on them after a punishing winter.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Unforgiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unforgiving. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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