Definition of ruthlessly in English:
ruthlessly
adverb ˈruːθləsliˈruθləsli
Without pity or compassion for others.
they fell prey to money lenders who ruthlessly exploited them
Example sentencesExamples
- There doesn't seem to be any malice in him, even when he is ruthlessly manipulating everyone around him.
- The paratroopers deal ruthlessly with anyone who gets in their way.
- Her son is a ruthlessly ambitious journalist, who doesn't have time to notice her terminal cancer.
- He ruthlessly threatens to bury the diner's young owner when the owner conscientiously decides to back out of the sale.
- He was a political philosopher who became notorious for his ruthlessly pragmatic ideas.
- All were ruthlessly moved on by the authorities, who then smashed up perfectly good houses to make them uninhabitable.
- The oppressed has become the oppressor, with the tables being ruthlessly overturned.
- He suppressed or ruthlessly excised many early efforts, including a piano concerto.
- Ruthlessly, he instilled what he believed to be the Sacred Laws of Music in his student.
- He keeps his ship on high alert at all times, and ruthlessly dogs his enemy.
Definition of ruthlessly in US English:
ruthlessly
adverbˈruθləsliˈro͞oTHləslē
Without pity or compassion for others.
they fell prey to money lenders who ruthlessly exploited them
Example sentencesExamples
- He ruthlessly threatens to bury the diner's young owner when the owner conscientiously decides to back out of the sale.
- He suppressed or ruthlessly excised many early efforts, including a piano concerto.
- The oppressed has become the oppressor, with the tables being ruthlessly overturned.
- He keeps his ship on high alert at all times, and ruthlessly dogs his enemy.
- All were ruthlessly moved on by the authorities, who then smashed up perfectly good houses to make them uninhabitable.
- Ruthlessly, he instilled what he believed to be the Sacred Laws of Music in his student.
- He was a political philosopher who became notorious for his ruthlessly pragmatic ideas.
- Her son is a ruthlessly ambitious journalist, who doesn't have time to notice her terminal cancer.
- There doesn't seem to be any malice in him, even when he is ruthlessly manipulating everyone around him.
- The paratroopers deal ruthlessly with anyone who gets in their way.