pitilessness

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Noun
  • Antisocial personality includes a persistent pattern of traits such as callousness, lack of concern, deceitfulness, and irresponsibility, Ryan said.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Our society seems to be spiraling into a vortex of callousness, ignorance, cynicism, violence, intolerance, and hate.
    Rabbi Dan Levin, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • China has gained, not suffered, from this obduracy.
    JONATHAN A. CZIN, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Related: ‘Neglected diseases’ are anything but neglected by the billion-plus people living with them One possible reason for this obduracy is that noma begins as a dental disease, and dental diseases have long been underappreciated global health concerns.
    John Button, STAT, 16 Dec. 2023
Noun
  • The Pull-on Jeans deliver the appearance of classic denim with none of the rigidity that usually comes with it.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
  • According to the Mayo Clinic, symptoms of Huntington's disease can include involuntary jerking or writhing movements, muscle rigidity or contracture, slowed or unusual eye movements, difficulty walking or maintaining balance, and trouble with speech or swallowing.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Tarr's reputation for films tinged with misery and hard-heartedness, distinguished by black-and-white cinematography and unusually long sequences, only grew throughout the 1990s and 2000s, particularly after his 1994 film Sátántangó.
    Alina Edwards, NPR, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Trinidad and Tobago disputes the spill’s size and severity, saying only 10 barrels spilled on May 1 and were quickly contained.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
  • Research shows a strong link between HS severity and metabolic factors like obesity and insulin resistance, which contribute to a chronic pro-inflammatory state.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • The frustration is in the inflexibility.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The Red Sox could also try to move on from Masataka Yoshida, though his contract, injury history and positional inflexibility will hamper his trade value.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Saura had a large sense of the humor, which struck those who got to know him, belying the sternness of his public visage with his playful banter and frequent chuckle.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The ubiquity and strictness of regulation has real business impacts.
    Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
  • And there’s little strictness about ideological consistency.
    Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Pitilessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitilessness. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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