unpityingadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpɪtɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpɪdiɪŋ/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and pitying adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, pitying adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pitying adj.

Not feeling or showing pity; unstintingly harsh.

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

1597 M. Drayton Englands Heroicall Epist. f. 13 As though thy hard vnpittying hand had sent mee, Some newe deuised torture to torment mee.

1648 R. Crashaw Steps to Temple (ed. 2) 6 So sigh tormented sweets, opprest With proud unpittying fire.

1700 J. Hopkins Amasia II. 104 Off'ring their latest Pray'rs, to Heav'n they sue, Kneel to unpitying Pow'rs, as I to you.

1796 M. Robinson Angelina I. 59 Instances..where the purest sentiments have been contaminated..by sordid and unpitying parents!

1812 M. R. Mitford Let. 28 Jan. in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) I. vi. 173 All these evils fall with an unpitying hand on the devoted heads of their correspondents.

1846 A. Marsh Father Darcy II. i. 25 The proud, haughty, unpitying expression to be read there.

1902 T. Hardy Poems Past & Present 240 He turns—unpitying, passion-tossed; ‘I know you not!’ he cries.

1983 Texas Monthly Oct. 192/3 Included in the book are equally bald-faced and unpitying explanations of Rumbaugh's criminality.

2011 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 7 Oct. 34 The sheer unpitying ruthlessness of writers who get the scent of a good story.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpitying
释义	unpityingadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpɪtɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɪdiɪŋ/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and pitying adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, pitying adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pitying adj. Not feeling or showing pity; unstintingly harsh. 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 1597 M. Drayton Englands Heroicall Epist. f. 13 As though thy hard vnpittying hand had sent mee, Some newe deuised torture to torment mee. 1648 R. Crashaw Steps to Temple (ed. 2) 6 So sigh tormented sweets, opprest With proud unpittying fire. 1700 J. Hopkins Amasia II. 104 Off'ring their latest Pray'rs, to Heav'n they sue, Kneel to unpitying Pow'rs, as I to you. 1796 M. Robinson Angelina I. 59 Instances..where the purest sentiments have been contaminated..by sordid and unpitying parents! 1812 M. R. Mitford Let. 28 Jan. in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) I. vi. 173 All these evils fall with an unpitying hand on the devoted heads of their correspondents. 1846 A. Marsh Father Darcy II. i. 25 The proud, haughty, unpitying expression to be read there. 1902 T. Hardy Poems Past & Present 240 He turns—unpitying, passion-tossed; ‘I know you not!’ he cries. 1983 Texas Monthly Oct. 192/3 Included in the book are equally bald-faced and unpitying explanations of Rumbaugh's criminality. 2011 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 7 Oct. 34 The sheer unpitying ruthlessness of writers who get the scent of a good story. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1597
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