pitiless

  • 11pitiless — UK [ˈpɪtɪləs] / US adjective literary 1) cruel and showing no sympathy 2) pitiless rain, wind, or sun is very strong and continues for a long time the pitiless rays of the midday sun Derived word: pitilessly adverb …

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  • 12pitiless — pitilessly, adv. pitilessness, n. /pit i lis, pit ee /, adj. feeling or showing no pity; merciless: pitiless criticism of his last novel. [1375 1425; late ME piteles. See PITY, LESS] Syn. unmerciful, implacable, relentless. See cruel. Ant.… …

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  • 13pitiless — adjective a pitiless executioner Syn: merciless, unmerciful, unpitying, ruthless, cruel, heartless, remorseless, hard hearted, cold hearted, harsh, callous, severe, unsparing, unforgiving, unfeeling, uncaring, unsympathetic, uncharitable …

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  • 14pitiless — adj. showing no pity (the pitiless heat of the desert). Derivatives: pitilessly adv. pitilessness n …

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  • 15pitiless unfeeling unkind — inhumane in hu*mane ([i^]n h[=u]*m[=a]n ), adj. not humane; lacking and reflecting lack of pity, kindness, or compassion; as, humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world; biological weapons are… …

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  • 16pitiless — adjective Date: 15th century devoid of pity ; harsh, cruel • pitilessly adverb • pitilessness noun …

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  • 17pitiless — adjective a) having, or showing, no pity; merciless b) having no kindly feelings; unkind …

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  • 18pitiless — Synonyms and related words: atrocious, barbaric, barbarous, bestial, bloody, bowelless, brutal, brutish, coldhearted, cruel, cutthroat, dog eat dog, feral, ferine, ferocious, fierce, flinty, hard, hardhearted, harsh, heartless, inclement,… …

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  • 19pitiless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) , n. inclement, malevolent; merciless, cruel, unfeeling, ruthless. See severity. Ant., kind, thoughtful. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unfeeling, merciless, obdurate, unpitying, callous, soulless,… …

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  • 20pitiless — pit·i·less || pɪtɪlɪs adj. merciless, lacking compassion …

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