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pitiless

[ pit-i-lis, pit-ee- ]

/ ˈpɪt ɪ lɪs, ˈpɪt i- /

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adjective

feeling or showing no pity; merciless: pitiless criticism of his last novel.

Origin of pitiless

First recorded in 1375–1425, pitiless is from the late Middle English word piteles. See pity, -less

SYNONYMS FOR pitiless

unmerciful, implacable, relentless.

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ANTONYMS FOR pitiless

merciful.

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synonym study for pitiless

See cruel.

OTHER WORDS FROM pitiless

pit·i·less·ly, adverb pit·i·less·ness, noun

Words nearby pitiless

pithos, pithy, pitiable, pitier, pitiful, pitiless, pitjantjatjara, pitman, pitocin, piton, pitot tube

Example sentences from the Web for pitiless

And his pitiless beliefs would be no stranger to the political discourse of today.

How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas |Clive Irving |December 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Efficiency may seem a pitiless term to use but it does have meaning.

Blood and War: The Hard Truth About ‘Boots on the Ground’ |Clive Irving |September 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I shall bring him forth and shine on him the pitiless light of history.

Why the World Cannot Forget Stalin |Paul Johnson |February 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
If they complained, they received a no doubt well-deserved and pitiless beating.

Hamas: The Palestinian Fashion Police |Hussein Ibish |April 9, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

We thus remember Portnoy, impaling with pitiless thrusts invasive mothers, plugged-up fathers, dizzying shikses in heat.

Who Is Philip Roth’s Portnoy Satirizing? |Bernard Avishai |August 28, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The dream had not lasted long; reality seized him with its pitiless hands.

Conscience, Complete |Hector Malot
The most obnoxious feature of their zeal is its pitiless exclusiveness.

Expositor's Bible: Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther |Walter Adeney
They felt as if they were in a trap, with the raging sea before them and the forest alive with pitiless savages behind.

Four American Indians |Edson L. Whitney
It was another to listen to her hard, pitiless words, to change colour under the lash of her gibing tongue.

Under the Red Robe |Stanley Weyman
They were attendants whom the pitiless usages of war had reduced to slavery.

In Search of the Castaways |Jules Verne

British Dictionary definitions for pitiless

pitiless

/ (ˈpɪtɪlɪs) /

adjective

having or showing little or no pity or mercy

Derived forms of pitiless

pitilessly, adverb pitilessness, noun