ruthless
without pity or compassion; cruel; merciless: a ruthless tyrant.
Origin of ruthless
1synonym study For ruthless
Other words for ruthless
Other words from ruthless
- ruth·less·ly, adverb
- ruth·less·ness, noun
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How to use ruthless in a sentence
So you get to see a little bit of the Robin Hood thing and his family life, and then his ruthlessness.
Gangster in Paradise: Benicio Del Toro Is Pablo Escobar | Alex Suskind | September 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIts founder was Mohammad Najibullah Ahmadzai, a Pahstun known for his ruthlessness in a regime that extolled extremism.
The Warlord Who Defines Afghanistan: An Excerpt From Bruce Riedel’s ’What We Won’ | Bruce Riedel | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Girls of Slender Means by Muriel Spark for its ruthlessness.
House of Cards appears to posit that ruthlessness is next to godliness.
David Fincher, Beau Willimon & Kate Mara On Netflix’s ‘House of Cards’ | Jace Lacob | January 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd it is a police state whose mukhabarat chief is a KGB-trained spymaster with a reputation for ruthlessness.
Even those who admitted the wisdom and glory of his rule shrank from its terrible ruthlessness.
History of the English People, Volume VIII (of 8) | John Richard GreenThe atrocities of the soldiers and the yeomanry were avenged with a fiendish ruthlessness.
History of the English People, Volume VIII (of 8) | John Richard GreenThe instalment of constitutional government granted was shorn of its grace by the antecedent display of ruthlessness.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. IV of IV. | Charles L. GravesJanet was shocked by the ruthlessness of it, for Lise appeared relieved, almost gay.
The Dwelling Place of Light, Complete | Winston ChurchillThey lined their pockets well, plundering those in their power with the ruthlessness characteristic of the Oriental character.
Bella Donna | Robert Hichens
British Dictionary definitions for ruthless
/ (ˈruːθlɪs) /
feeling or showing no mercy; hardhearted
Derived forms of ruthless
- ruthlessly, adverb
- ruthlessness, noun
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