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pitiless
adjective piti·less \ˈpi-ti-ləs\
: very cruel : having or showing no pity
: very harsh or severe
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First Known Use of PITILESS
15th century
Related to PITILESS
- Synonyms
- affectless, callous, case-hardened, cold-blooded, compassionless, desensitized, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, heartless, indurate, inhuman, inhumane, insensate, insensitive, ironhearted, merciless, obdurate, pachydermatous, hard, remorseless, ruthless, slash-and-burn, soulless, stony (also stoney), stonyhearted, take-no-prisoners, thick-skinned, uncharitable, unfeeling, unmerciful, unsparing, unsympathetic
- Antonyms
- charitable, compassionate, humane, kindhearted, kindly, merciful, sensitive, softhearted, sympathetic, tender, tenderhearted, warm, warmhearted
PITILESSNESS Defined for Kids
pitiless
adjective piti·less \ˈpi-ti-ləs\
Definition of PITILESS for Kids
: having no pity : cruel
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