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Pitiless

//ˈpɪtɪləs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Having, or showing, no pity; merciless, ruthless.

    "O God! can I not save / One from the pitiless wave? / Is all that we see or seem / But a dream within a dream?"

  2. 2
    Having no kind feelings; unkind.
Adjective
  1. 1
    deficient in humane and kindly feelings wordnet
  2. 2
    without mercy or pity wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English piteeles, pyteles; equivalent to pity + -less.

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