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adjective
- 1. showing no pity; cruel: "a pitiless executioner"
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adjective. uk / ˈpɪt.i.ləs / us / ˈpɪt̬.i.ləs / Add to word list. cruel and having no pity: the dictator's pitiless rule. a pitiless critic. severe and unpleasant: He told us his story in pitiless detail. Few people were out in the pitiless midday sun. Synonyms. merciless disapproving. relentless. remorseless formal. ruthless.
adjective. piti· less ˈpi-ti-ləs. Synonyms of pitiless. : devoid of pity : harsh, cruel. pitilessly adverb. pitilessness noun. Synonyms. affectless. callous. case-hardened. cold-blooded. compassionless. desensitized. hard-boiled. hard-hearted. heartless. indurate. inhumane. insensate. insensitive. ironhearted. merciless. obdurate. pachydermatous.
If someone lacks all sympathy or tenderness, you can describe them as pitiless. People who are annoyed that they have to step out of the way of homeless people who huddle against buildings in winter are probably pitiless — they just don't care about the plights of others. How can you tell if your friends are pitiless?
Pitiless definition: feeling or showing no pity; merciless. See examples of PITILESS used in a sentence.
1. adjective. Someone or something that is pitiless shows no pity or kindness. [literary] He saw the pitiless eyes of his enemy. His judgments are immediate, pitiless. Synonyms: merciless, ruthless, heartless, harsh More Synonyms of pitiless. pitilessly adverb. She had scorned him pitilessly. 2. graded adjective.
Define pitiless. pitiless synonyms, pitiless pronunciation, pitiless translation, English dictionary definition of pitiless. adj. Having no pity; merciless. pit′i·less·ly adv. pit′i·less·ness n.
Definition of pitiless adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
