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pitiless Definition

piti·less (pitē lis, -i-)

adjective

without pity; unfeeling

pitiless Related Forms

piti·lessly adverb piti·less·ness noun

pitiless Synonyms

pitiless

modif.

unfeeling, merciless, obdurate, unpitying, callous, soulless, heartless, cold, frigid, stony, insensible, uncaring, iron-hearted, unsympathetic, unmerciful, hardhearted, austere, cold-blooded, inhuman, brutal, ruthless, remorseless, relentless; see also cruel 2, indifferent 1, remorseless 1, ruthless 1, 2.

Antonyms kind*, kindly*, compassionate. See syn. study at cruel.cruel.

pitiless Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • sun: Pitiless summer sun flushes than we people's behavior to.
  • struggle: It was a pitiless struggle, leaving the organizations that had been actively engaged in the strike severely weakened.
  • storm: Stand there in the open, with the pelting of the pitiless storm coming down upon him?
  • wind: She had been heading into the pitiless wind for three days. At 1553 Roderigo said: ' Calling all ships.
  • conqueror: You are worthy to be the instrument of my wrath, because a pitiless conqueror is worse than earthquake, famine, or deluge.
  • fate: But tell me now, in truth, what pitiless fate overtook you?

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