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ruthless adjective [ ˈruːθləs ]

• having or showing no pity or compassion for others.
• "a ruthless manipulator"
Similar: merciless, pitiless, cruel, heartless, hard-hearted, hard, stony-hearted, stony, with a heart of stone, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, harsh, callous, severe, unmerciful, unrelenting, unsparing, unforgiving, unfeeling, uncaring, unsympathetic, uncharitable, lacking compassion, relentless, remorseless, unbending, inflexible, inexorable, implacable, unpitying, unremitting, steely, brutal, inhuman, inhumane, barbarous, barbaric, savage, bloodthirsty, sadistic, vicious, fierce, ferocious, cut-throat, dog-eat-dog, inclement, fell, marble-hearted,
Opposite: merciful, compassionate, gentle,
Origin: Middle English: from ruth + -less.


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