ruth´less|ness

ruth´less|ness
ruth|less «ROOTH lihs», adjective.
having no pity; showing no mercy; cruel: »

a ruthless dictator. Wha ruthless thing is this…to take away the life of a man? (Shakespeare).

SYNONYM(S): hard-hearted, relentless, merciless, pitiless.
ruth´less|ly, adverb.
ruth´less|ness, noun.

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  • ruth´less|ly — ruth|less «ROOTH lihs», adjective. having no pity; showing no mercy; cruel: »a ruthless dictator. Wha ruthless thing is this…to take away the life of a man? (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): hard hearted, relentless, merciless, pitiless. –ruth´less|ly,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ruth|less — «ROOTH lihs», adjective. having no pity; showing no mercy; cruel: »a ruthless dictator. Wha ruthless thing is this…to take away the life of a man? (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): hard hearted, relentless, merciless, pitiless. –ruth´less|ly, adverb.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… …   English syllables

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • ruth — kash·ruth; ruth; ruth·er·ford; ruth·er·ford·ine; ruth·er·glen; ruth·ful; ruth·ful·ly; ruth·less; ruth·less·ly; ruth·less·ness; un·ruth; ruth·er·ford·ium; ruth·ful·ness; …   English syllables

  • ruthlessness — ruth·less·ness …   English syllables

  • ruthless — ruth•less [[t]ˈruθ lɪs[/t]] adj. without pity or compassion; cruel; merciless • Etymology: 1300–50; see ruth, less ruth′less•ly, adv. ruth′less•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • ruthless — ruth|less [ ruθləs ] adjective willing to make other people suffer so that you can achieve your goals: a ruthless dictator/killer She showed a ruthless determination to succeed in her career. ╾ ruth|less|ly adverb: Any form of protest is… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Ruthless — Ruth less, a. Having no ruth; cruel; pitiless. [1913 Webster] Their rage the hostile bands restrain, All but the ruthless monarch of the main. Pope. [1913 Webster] {Ruth less*ly}, adv. {Ruth less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ruthlessly — Ruthless Ruth less, a. Having no ruth; cruel; pitiless. [1913 Webster] Their rage the hostile bands restrain, All but the ruthless monarch of the main. Pope. [1913 Webster] {Ruth less*ly}, adv. {Ruth less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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