pitiless

pitiless
pitiless early 15c., from PITY (Cf. pity) + -LESS (Cf. -less). Related: Pitilessly.

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  • Pitiless — Pit i*less, a. 1. Destitute of pity; hard hearted; merciless; as, a pitilessmaster; pitiless elements. [1913 Webster] 2. Exciting no pity; as, a pitiless condition. [1913 Webster] {Pit i*less*ly}, adv. {Pit i*less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pitiless — index brutal, callous, cold blooded, cruel, diabolic, harmful, harsh, implacable, inexorable …   Law dictionary

  • pitiless — [adj] without mercy or care austere, barbarous, brutal, callous, cold*, coldblooded*, coldhearted*, cruel, cutthroat*, dog eat dog*, frigid, hardhearted*, harsh, hatchetjob*, heartless, implacable, indifferent, inexorable, inhuman, inhumane,… …   New thesaurus

  • pitiless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing no pity; harsh or cruel. DERIVATIVES pitilessly adverb pitilessness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • pitiless — [pit′ē lis, pit′ilis] adj. without pity; unfeeling SYN. CRUEL pitilessly adv. pitilessness n …   English World dictionary

  • pitiless — [[t]pɪ̱tiləs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is pitiless shows no pity or kindness. [LITERARY] He saw the pitiless eyes of his enemy... His judgements are immediate, pitiless. Syn: merciless Derived words: pitilessly ADV GRADED She… …   English dictionary

  • pitiless — pit|i|less [ˈpıtıləs] adj 1.) showing no pity and not caring if people suffer = ↑cruel ▪ a pitiless tyrant ▪ the pitiless bombing of Guernica 2.) literary pitiless wind, rain, or sun is very severe and shows no sign of changing ▪ a night of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pitiless — adjective 1 showing no pity; cruel: a pitiless tyrant 2 pitiless wind, rain, sun etc is very severe and shows no sign of changing: the pitiless desert sun pitilessly adverb pitilessness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • pitiless — pit|i|less [ pıtıləs ] adjective LITERARY 1. ) cruel and showing no sympathy: MERCILESS 2. ) pitiless rain, wind, or sun is very strong and continues for a long time: the pitiless rays of the midday sun ╾ pit|i|less|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pitiless — 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 …   English dictionary

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