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–adjective

without pity or compassion; cruel; merciless: a ruthless tyrant.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME; see ruth, -less

]

—Related forms

ruth·less·ly, adverb

ruth·less·ness, noun

—Synonyms unrelenting, adamant, relentless. See cruel.

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adj. Having no compassion or pity; merciless: ruthless cruelty; ruthless opportunism.

ruth'less·ly adv., ruth'less·ness n.

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ruthless

c.1327, from reuthe "pity, compassion" (c.1175), formed from reuwen "to rue" (see rue (v.)) on the model of true/truth, etc. Ruthful (c.1225) has fallen from use since late 17c. except as a deliberate archaism.

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ruthless
adjective
without mercy or pity; "an act of ruthless ferocity"; "a monster of remorseless cruelty" [syn: pitiless]

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ruthless [ˈruːθlis] adjective

without pity
Example: a ruthless attack; a ruthless tyrant

Arabic:	بِدون شَفَقَه
Chinese (Simplified):	冷酷的
Chinese (Traditional):	冷酷的
Czech:	bezohledný
Danish:	hensynsløs
Dutch:	genadeloos
Estonian:	halastamatu
Finnish:	säälimätön
French:	impitoyable
German:	unbarmherzig
Greek:	ανελέητος
Hungarian:	könyörtelen
Icelandic:	miskunnarlaus
Indonesian:	kejam
Italian:	spietato

Japanese:	無情な
Korean:	무정한, 무자비한
Latvian:	nežēlīgs
Lithuanian:	negailestingas
Norwegian:	hensynsløs, ubarmhjertig
Polish:	bezlitosny, bezwzględny
Portuguese (Brazil):	impiedoso
Portuguese (Portugal):	impiedoso
Romanian:	nemilos, crud
Russian:	безжалостный
Slovak:	bezohľadný
Slovenian:	neusmiljen
Spanish:	despiadado; implacable
Swedish:	obarmhärtig, skoningslös
Turkish:	acımasız