Difference between Mortal and Merciless

What is the difference between Mortal and Merciless?

Mortal as an adjective is susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound while Merciless as an adjective is showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless

Mortal

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A human; someone susceptible to death.

Example sentence: All men think all men mortal, but themselves.

Merciless

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless

Example sentence: For years Don Imus was just - boy, he was merciless in his criticism of me. Maybe it was justified, but that didn't mean it didn't hurt.

We hope you now know whether to use Mortal or Merciless in your sentence.

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