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[ pit-i-lis, pit-ee- ] / ˈpɪt ɪ lɪs, ˈpɪt i- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pitiless ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivefeeling or showing no pity; merciless: pitiless criticism of his last novel. Origin of pitilessFirst recorded in 1375–1425, pitiless is from the late Middle English word piteles.See pity, -less SYNONYMS FOR pitilessunmerciful, implacable, relentless. SEE SYNONYMS FOR pitiless ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR pitilessmerciful. SEE ANTONYMS FOR pitiless ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for pitilessSee cruel. OTHER WORDS FROM pitilesspit·i·less·ly, adverbpit·i·less·ness, nounWords nearby pitilesspith ray, pithy, pitiable, pitier, pitiful, pitiless, Pitjantjatjara, pitman, Pitocin, pit of stomach, piton Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pitilessAnd 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
adjectivehaving or showing little or no pity or mercy Derived forms of pitilesspitilessly, adverbpitilessness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pitilessaustere, barbarous, brutal, callous, cold, cruel, cutthroat, dog-eat-dog, frigid, hardhearted, harsh, heartless, implacable, indifferent, inexorable, inhuman, insensible, mean, merciless, obdurate |