Ruthless
/ˈɹuːθləs/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.
"At length their rage the hoſtile Pow’rs reſtrain, / All but the ruthleſs Monarch of the Main."
- 2 Uncompromising; unrelenting.
"Particular note, in this period, should be made of the actions of Joseph Denman, commander of the Northern Division of the Squadron, who went on an absolutely ruthless and systematic campaign along the African coast, burning so-called "slaving factories" to the ground and openly daring anyone who objected to try and stop him."
Adjective
- 1 without mercy or pity wordnet
Example
More examples"Those guys are ruthless, covering up their tracks like that after all their wrongdoing."
Etymology
From Middle English reuþeles; equivalent to ruth + -less.