Definition of pitiless
pitilessly
adverbpitilessness
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Examples of pitiless in a Sentence
The soldiers were pitiless toward their enemy.
gave the beggar in the street a pitiless look and kept on walking
Recent Examples of pitiless from the Web
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His reputation as a pitiless ax man hardened, but Ghosn contended that the purpose of the bloodletting was to allow vitality and growth.
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For a time, the caliphate really did exist: a terrifying medieval prophecy sprung to life and captured in the pitiless freeze-frames of propaganda videos.
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Horror? Pitiless tsk-tsking from snooty British scolds?
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Everyone senses the pitiless triage of the situation, the murderous internal calculations already made.
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Many people ran but some stood their ground and put up a fight, throwing things at the attackers to try to halt or at least slow their pitiless rampage.
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El Akkad has done nothing less than reveal how a curious girl evolves into a pitiless fighter.
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El Akkad has done nothing less than reveal how a curious girl evolves into a pitiless fighter.
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El Akkad has done nothing less than reveal how a curious girl evolves into a pitiless fighter.
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First Known Use of pitiless
15th century
PITILESS Defined for English Language Learners
pitiless
playDefinition of pitiless for English Language Learners
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: very cruel : having or showing no pity
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: very harsh or severe
PITILESS Defined for Kids
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