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ruthless

[rooth-lis]

adjective

  1. without pity or compassion; cruel; merciless.

    a ruthless tyrant.

    Synonyms: , ,


ruthless

/ ˈːθɪ /

adjective

  1. feeling or showing no mercy; hardhearted

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ruthlessly adverb
  • ruthlessness noun
  • ˈܳٳԱ noun
  • ˈܳٳ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ruthless1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English; ruth + -less
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Synonym Study

See cruel.
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He could be ruthless in closing divisions and factories while in search of profits.

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If England were ruthless West Indies were rudderless as this match marked the end of a pretty chastening tour.

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The movie works only because it's ruthless in its portrayal of the ego delusion that fuels so much of Silicon Valley's C-suites, as the tech industry enters its snake oil phase.

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Taking on a darker role, Joss portrayed the ruthless Denali in 2016's The Magnificent Seven.

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One can almost imagine a more clear-headed and ruthless version of Trump who sticks to that kind of hardcore realpolitik and gets away with it.

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