ruthless
English
Etymology
From Middle English reuþeles; equivalent to ruth + -less.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹuːθləs/
Adjective
ruthless (comparative more ruthless, superlative most ruthless)
- Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.
- 1725, Alexander Pope et al. (translators), Homer (author), The Odyssey of Homer, Volume I, Bernard Lintot, page 10:
- At length their rage the hoſtile Pow’rs reſtrain, / All but the ruthleſs Monarch of the Main.
- 1725, Alexander Pope et al. (translators), Homer (author), The Odyssey of Homer, Volume I, Bernard Lintot, page 10:
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Translations
without pity or compassion
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