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take-no-prisoners

take-no-prisoners adjective: ruthlessly aggressive and uncompromising.

Adjective

take-no-prisoners (not comparable)

  1. ruthlessly aggressive and uncompromising

Questions about take-no-prisoners

What does take-no-prisoners mean?
Take-no-prisoners means ruthlessly aggressive and uncompromising.
What part of speech is take-no-prisoners?
Take-no-prisoners is an adjective.

Words near take-no-prisoners in the dictionary

  1. take-home vehicle
  2. take-home vehicles
  3. take-homes
  4. take-in
  5. take-ins
  6. take-no-prisoners
  7. take-off
  8. take-offs
  9. take-or-pay
  10. take-over
  11. take-overs

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