pitilessadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɪtɪlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈpɪdilᵻs/

Forms: late Middle English piteeles, late Middle English pyteles, late Middle English pytelesse, 1500s pitiles, 1500s pittelesse, 1600s pittiles, 1600s pittiless, 1600s pittilesse, 1600s– pitiless, 1700s pityless; also Scottish pre-1700 pitilesse, pre-1700 pittiless, 1800s pityless.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pity n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < pity n. + -less suffix.

1. Without pity or compassion; showing no pity; merciless. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > compassion > pitilessness > [adjective]

ruthlessc1330

unpiteousa1393

pitilessa1450

unpitifulc1449

unbowelled1592

unpitying1597

brassy1600

tearless1603

incompassionate1611

heartbound1614

uncompassionatea1616

illachrymable1623

compassionless1625

bowelless1649

incomplexionate1660

uncompassionatinga1711

dispiteous1803

pulseless1820

inhumane1822

impiteous1877

a1450 (c1412) T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum (Harl. 4866) (1897) 3306 (MED) Out of pitee growith mercy and springiþ, For piteeles man can do no mercy.

c1450 ( J. Walton tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Linc. Cathedral 103) 280 (MED) And so he made hym-selfe pyteles; In sacrifice he slowh hys doghter dere.

c1500 in H. A. Person Cambr. Middle Eng. Lyrics (1953) 39 (MED) As a she-ape she ys harmelesse, And as an hornet meke and pytelesse.

1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie lxx. 147 To kepe al from pittelesse strife.

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xi. 26 The pelting of this pittiles night.

1671 A. Behn Amorous Prince 29 Yet nothing I left unattempted or said, That might soften the heart of this pitiless Maid.

1706 N. Rowe Ulysses iii. i The Gods are pityless.

1799 T. Campbell Pleasures of Hope & Other Poems ii. 42 Barr'd from delight by Fate's untimely hand, By wealthless lot, or pitiless command.

1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits v. 83 In parliament, the tactics of the opposition is to resist every step of the government, by a pitiless attack.

1882 J. H. Blunt Reformation Church of Eng. II. 274 The spirit of the times was pitiless enough.

1925 E. A. Powell Beyond Utmost Purple Rim iii. 53 Engineers and workmen..fell victims to disease, to Somali spears, to savage beasts, or to the pitiless African sun.

1987 A. S. Byatt Sugar 18 The Reader saw with the pitiless clarity of Racine.

2003 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 22 Nov. 25 Anger at the pitiless cruelty of the terrorists.

2. Receiving no pity; unpitied. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > compassion > pitilessness > [adjective] > unpitied

unpitied1582

pitiless1599

uncompassioned1827

uncompassionated1867

1599 First Bk. Preseruation Henry VII sig. F 1^v For wherein proud sory princes Fondly delyre, pitiles subiects ar plagu'd with a witnesse.

?1605 J. Davies Wittes Pilgrimage sig. G1 So, do I perishe, pittilesse, through Feare.

1870 A. Trollope Vicar of Bullhampton Pref. p. vii She [sc. a prostitute]..remains in her abject, pitiless, unutterable misery.

1902 J. S. Phillimore Sophocles 192 Where Polyneices on the plain-lands rim Yet lay, a corpse, dog-worried, pitiless.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pitiless
释义	pitilessadj. Brit. /ˈpɪtɪlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpɪdilᵻs/ Forms: late Middle English piteeles, late Middle English pyteles, late Middle English pytelesse, 1500s pitiles, 1500s pittelesse, 1600s pittiles, 1600s pittiless, 1600s pittilesse, 1600s– pitiless, 1700s pityless; also Scottish pre-1700 pitilesse, pre-1700 pittiless, 1800s pityless. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pity n., -less suffix. Etymology: < pity n. + -less suffix. 1. Without pity or compassion; showing no pity; merciless. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > pitilessness > [adjective] ruthlessc1330 unpiteousa1393 pitilessa1450 unpitifulc1449 unbowelled1592 unpitying1597 brassy1600 tearless1603 incompassionate1611 heartbound1614 uncompassionatea1616 illachrymable1623 compassionless1625 bowelless1649 incomplexionate1660 uncompassionatinga1711 dispiteous1803 pulseless1820 inhumane1822 impiteous1877 a1450 (c1412) T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum (Harl. 4866) (1897) 3306 (MED) Out of pitee growith mercy and springiþ, For piteeles man can do no mercy. c1450 ( J. Walton tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (Linc. Cathedral 103) 280 (MED) And so he made hym-selfe pyteles; In sacrifice he slowh hys doghter dere. c1500 in H. A. Person Cambr. Middle Eng. Lyrics (1953) 39 (MED) As a she-ape she ys harmelesse, And as an hornet meke and pytelesse. 1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie lxx. 147 To kepe al from pittelesse strife. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xi. 26 The pelting of this pittiles night. View more context for this quotation 1671 A. Behn Amorous Prince 29 Yet nothing I left unattempted or said, That might soften the heart of this pitiless Maid. 1706 N. Rowe Ulysses iii. i The Gods are pityless. 1799 T. Campbell Pleasures of Hope & Other Poems ii. 42 Barr'd from delight by Fate's untimely hand, By wealthless lot, or pitiless command. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits v. 83 In parliament, the tactics of the opposition is to resist every step of the government, by a pitiless attack. 1882 J. H. Blunt Reformation Church of Eng. II. 274 The spirit of the times was pitiless enough. 1925 E. A. Powell Beyond Utmost Purple Rim iii. 53 Engineers and workmen..fell victims to disease, to Somali spears, to savage beasts, or to the pitiless African sun. 1987 A. S. Byatt Sugar 18 The Reader saw with the pitiless clarity of Racine. 2003 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 22 Nov. 25 Anger at the pitiless cruelty of the terrorists. 2. Receiving no pity; unpitied. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > pitilessness > [adjective] > unpitied unpitied1582 pitiless1599 uncompassioned1827 uncompassionated1867 1599 First Bk. Preseruation Henry VII sig. F 1^v For wherein proud sory princes Fondly delyre, pitiles subiects ar plagu'd with a witnesse. ?1605 J. Davies Wittes Pilgrimage sig. G1 So, do I perishe, pittilesse, through Feare. 1870 A. Trollope Vicar of Bullhampton Pref. p. vii She [sc. a prostitute]..remains in her abject, pitiless, unutterable misery. 1902 J. S. Phillimore Sophocles 192 Where Polyneices on the plain-lands rim Yet lay, a corpse, dog-worried, pitiless. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1450
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