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ruthless

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ruth·less  (rthls)
adj.
Having no compassion or pity; merciless: ruthless cruelty; ruthless opportunism.

ruthless·ly adv.
ruthless·ness n.

ruthless
Adjective
1. feeling or showing no mercy
2. thorough and forceful, regardless of effect: the ruthless pursuit of cost-effectiveness [ruth pity]
ruthlessly adv
ruthlessness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.ruthlessruthless - 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"

ruthless
Translations
ruthless [ˈruːθlɪs] adjdespiadado

ruthless [ˈruːθlɪs] adjsans pitié, impitoyable

ruthless [ˈruːθlɪs] adjrücksichtslos

ruthless [ˈruːθlɪs] adjspietato/a

ruthless
adj ruthless [ˈruːθlis]
without pity a ruthless attack; a ruthless tyrant. genadeloos بِدون شَفَقَه безмилостен bezohledný hensynsløs unbarmherzig ανελέητος despiadado; implacable halastamatu ظالم säälimätön impitoyable חֲסַר רַחָמִים निष्ठुर, बेरहम nemilosrdan, okrutan könyörtelen kejam miskunnarlaus spietato 無情な 무정한, 무자비한 negailestingas nežēlīgs kejam genadeloos hensynsløs, ubarmhjertig bezlitosny, bezwzględny impiedoso nemilos, crud безжалостный bezohľadný neusmiljen nemilosrdan obarmhärtig, skoningslös ไร้ความปรานี acımasız 冷酷的 безжалісний; немилосердний بے رحم tàn nhẫn
adv ruthlessly
genadeloos بلا شَفَقَه، بلا رَحْمَه безмилостно bezohledně hensynsløst unbarmherzig ανηλεώς despiadadamente halastamatult بی رحمانه säälimättömästi impitoyablement לְלא רַחֵם निष्ठुरतापूर्वक, क्रूरता nemilosrdno, okrutno könyörtelenül dengan kejam miskunnarlaust spietatamente 無情にも 무자비하게, 무정하게 negailestingai nežēlīgi dengan kejam genadeloos hensynsløst, ubarmhjertig bezwzględnie impiedosamente cu cruzime безжалостно bezohľadne neusmiljeno nemilosrdno obarmhärtigt, skoningslöst อย่างไร้ความปรานี acımasız bir şekilde 冷酷無情地 немилосердно بے رحمی سے tàn nhẫn
n ruthlessness
genadeloosheid عَدَم الرَّحْمَه безмилостност bezohlednost hensynsløshed die Unbarmherzigkeit ασπλαχνία, έλλειψη οίκτου crueldad; implacabilidad halastamatus بی رحمی؛ سنگدلی säälimättömyys caractère impitoyable חוֹסֵר רַחָמִים निष्ठुरता, क्रूरता nemilosrdnost, okrutnost könyörtelenség, kegyetlenség kekejaman miskunnarleysi ferocia 無情 무자비함, 무정함 negailestingumas nežēlīgums kekejaman genadeloosheid hensynsløshet, ubarmhjertighet bezwzględność impiedade cruzime безжалостность bezohladnosť neusmiljenost nemilosrdnost obarmhärtighet, skoningslöshet การไร้ความปรานี acımasızlık 冷酷,無情 безжалісність بے رحمی sự tàn nhẫn


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In the procession I should feel the crushing feet, the clashing discords, the ruthless hands and stifling breath.
``Amongst the ruins of the church The midnight raven found a perch, A melancholy place; The ruthless Conqueror cast down, Woe worth the deed, that little town, To lengthen out his chase.
shouted the whole mass, with an energy so startling, that the ruthless tyrants south of Mason and Dixon's line might almost have heard the mighty burst of feeling, and recognized it as the pledge of an invincible determination, on the part of those who gave it, never to betray him that wanders, but to hide the outcast, and firmly to abide the consequences.
 
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