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pitiless

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pit·i·less  (pt-ls)
adj.
Having no pity; merciless.

piti·less·ly adv.
piti·less·ness n.

pitiless [ˈpɪtɪlɪs]
adj
having or showing little or no pity or mercy
pitilessly  adv
pitilessness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.pitilesspitiless - without mercy or pity; "an act of ruthless ferocity"; "a monster of remorseless cruelty"
merciless, unmerciful - having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating"
2.pitilesspitiless - deficient in humane and kindly feelings
inhumane - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used"

pitiless
Translations
pitiless [ˈpɪtɪlɪs] ADJ [enemy] → despiadado; [sun, storm] → implacable
pitiless [ˈpɪtiləs] adjimpitoyable
pitiless
adjmitleidlos; person also, sun, glareunbarmherzig; cruelty alsognadenlos, erbarmungslos
pitiless [ˈpɪtɪlɪs] adjspietato/a
pitiless [ˈpɪtɪlɪs] adjspietato/a


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All about me gathered the invisible terrors of the Martians; that pitiless sword of heat seemed whirling to and fro, flourishing overhead before it descended and smote me out of life.
The sickness -- the nausea -- The pitiless pain -- Have ceased, with the fever That maddened my brain -- With the fever called "Living" That burned in my brain.
Their breasts are ever bared To the pitiless steel and all the wounds of war Unspeakable.
 
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