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US
/ˈpɪtiɫəs/
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[ UK /pˈɪtiləs/ ]
[ UK /pˈɪtiləs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- deficient in humane and kindly feelings
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without mercy or pity
an act of ruthless ferocity
a monster of remorseless cruelty
How To Use pitiless In A Sentence
- The scene is lit by pitiless fluorescent strip lights. Times, Sunday Times
- Stirner would laugh out loud, pitilessly; they have enslaved themselves to an idea - Freedom! Stephen J. Gertz: The Most Provocative, Revolutionary, Dangerous and Radical Book Ever Written
- The insurrection of five kulak districts should be pitilessly suppressed. Matthew Yglesias » Geithner on Nationalization
- I would add a few refinements of my own devising, concessions to our cruel and pitiless modern age.
- The comedy of the early scenes bleeds away to set up a surprisingly pitiless finale. The Sun
- He was ruthless to his actors, muscling them about, japing them pitilessly, seeking a control over the filmic world that had eluded him offscreen.
- He told us his story in pitiless detail.
- And in the country the single stately elm rising gracefully and benignantly over the wayside cottage, year after year like a guardian angel sending down its blessings of shade, moisture and coolness in times of drought, and shelter from the pitiless storm, recalls the tenderest associations of generation after generation that go from the old homestead. Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses
- Unrelenting and pitiless in their quest for fun, they snuff out their torches and shout louder while walking upon the poor squire.
- The victors pitilessly carved up the defeated country, each taking an equal share.