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Definition of pitiless - 3 dictionary results

pit⋅i⋅less

  [pit-i-lis, pit-ee-]
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–adjective
feeling or showing no pity; merciless: pitiless criticism of his last novel.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME piteles. See pity, -less

Related forms:
pit⋅i⋅less⋅ly, adverb
pit⋅i⋅less⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
unmerciful, implacable, relentless. See cruel.

Antonyms:
merciful.
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pit·i·less   (pĭt'ĭ-lĭs)   
adj.  Having no pity; merciless.
pit'i·less·ly adv., pit'i·less·ness n.
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Pitiless

Pit"i*less\, a. 1. Destitute of pity; hard-hearted; merciless; as, a pitilessmaster; pitiless elements.

2. Exciting no pity; as, a pitiless condition. -- Pit"i*less*ly, adv. -- Pit"i*less*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : pitiless
Spanish: despiadado, implacable,
German: erbarmungslos,
Japanese: 無情な
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