despiadado

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ piedad (“mercy”) +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /despjaˈdado/, [d̪espjaˈðaðo]

Adjective

despiadado (feminine singular despiadada, masculine plural despiadados, feminine plural despiadadas)

merciless, ruthless

Further reading

“despiadado” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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