not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
<adj.all> grim determination grim necessity Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty relentless persecution the stern demands of parenthood
"Twin Peaks" is, however, more unforgiving than most TV drama.
In imagery too, ambition is very much the word, for he takes upon himself the unforgiving test of the figure composition tradition, which in many respects he carries off admirably.
The OTC market is still "very unforgiving to negative news or news that's not expected," says William Rothe, OTC trading director at Alex.
But the TV business, more fickle and unforgiving, doesn't allow much time.
"The two Voyager spacecraft schedules were absolutely unforgiving, the planets in their paths aligning themselves only once every 176 years.
She hopes to work with other cancer patients someday, she said, but added: "Cancer is quite unforgiving.
However, they also suggest that Kuwaitis remain unforgiving towards those accused of collaborating in atrocities during the occupation.
Many in the ruling party may feel unforgiving after the candidacy of Mr Chung Ju-yung, founder of Hyundai, the largest chaebol, and political flirtations of other industrialists.
If motor racing is cruel and unforgiving, it is also a serious ritual filled with thunder and grace.
French police have been unforgiving about keeping the sealed-off city center car-free to accomodate bicentennial festivities.
Once operating, joint ventures face an unforgiving bureaucracy, supply shortages and a severe lack of infrastructure.
These settlers were depicted as having given up comfortable homes to start new lives in an unforgiving wilderness, free to anyone brave enough to tame it.
That makes investing in small stocks very risky, not only because their earnings have historically been very volatile, but also because the market is unforgiving when they fall short of expectations.
The savage treatment handed out to Alcatel-Alsthom after issuing a profits warnings suggests it will be unforgiving of any disappointment.