Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having no pity or compassion; merciless.
- adjective Unyielding; relentless.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Without remorse; unpitying; cruel; insensible to distress.
- Synonyms Pitiless, merciless, ruthless, relentless, unrelenting, savage.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Being without remorse; having no pity; hence, destitute of sensibility; cruel; insensible to distress; merciless.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective without
remorse ,mercy orpity - adjective
unyielding orrelentless
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective without mercy or pity
Etymologies
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Examples
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Treacherous, beautiful, remorseless, that is how men regard the sea and the rushing rivers, of whom the sirens and mermaids of old tradition have come to stand as symbols.
A Book of Myths Jeanie Lang
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I have seen a few such cases of what I may call the remorseless exercise of authority, and the result has not been pleasing.
The Nervous Child Hector Charles Cameron
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His eyes filled with tears, Mr. Ross talked about how the financier who once managed $5 million of his money looked "remorseless" in front of the court.
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Nelspruit Regional Court Magistrate Willie Wilkens on Monday told Mhlongo that his "remorseless" drive at self-enrichment had destroyed his community's trust in the police and the law.
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Often his analyses, when looked at in sequence, defied logic - 'remorseless' or otherwise.
Slugger O'Toole 2009
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Often his analyses, when looked at in sequence, defied logic - 'remorseless' or otherwise.
Slugger O'Toole 2009
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Often his analyses, when looked at in sequence, defied logic - 'remorseless' or otherwise.
Slugger O'Toole 2009
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Often his analyses, when looked at in sequence, defied logic - 'remorseless' or otherwise.
Slugger O'Toole 2009
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Often his analyses, when looked at in sequence, defied logic - 'remorseless' or otherwise.
Slugger O'Toole 2009
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Often his analyses, when looked at in sequence, defied logic - 'remorseless' or otherwise.
Slugger O'Toole 2009
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