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schonungslos

B2

unsparing / relentless

English meaning
unsparing / relentless
Vocabulary package
Negative Character Traits

schonungslos in a sentence

Er gab schonungslose Kritik an ihrer Arbeit.

He gave unsparing criticism of her work.

Comparative and superlative

schonungslos schonungsloser am schonungslosesten

Word family

schonungslos is built from schon (already). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where schonungslos comes from

Derivation des Substantivs Schonung (in Bedeutung [2]) mit dem Fugenelement -s und dem Suffix -los

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Questions about schonungslos

What is the comparative of schonungslos?

schonungslos → schonungsloser → am schonungslosesten.

What does schonungslos mean in English?

schonungslos means "unsparing / relentless". For example: "Er gab schonungslose Kritik an ihrer Arbeit." — "He gave unsparing criticism of her work."

What level is schonungslos in German?

schonungslos is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the negative character traits vocabulary.

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