pit·i·less

[pit-i-lis, pit-ee-]
adjective
feeling or showing no pity; merciless: pitiless criticism of his last novel.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English piteles. See pity, -less

pit·i·less·ly, adverb
pit·i·less·ness, noun

piteous, pitiable, pitiful, pitiless (see synonym study at pitiful).


unmerciful, implacable, relentless. See cruel.


merciful.
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pitiless (ˈpɪtɪlɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
having or showing little or no pity or mercy
 
'pitilessly
 
adv
 
'pitilessness
 
n

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Pitiless is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Example sentences
His work on them is a masterpiece of pitiless satire.
Yet our pitiless political system tends to reward those who eat a consistently
  bland diet.
In the wink of an eye, insomnia slips from thought to obsession, from earnest
  doubt to pitiless masochism and misanthropy.
It loomed before us gaunt and alone in the pitiless clear light.
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