Ruthless

Word RUTHLESS
Character 8
Hyphenation ruth less
Pronunciations /ˈɹuːθləs/

Definitions and meanings of "Ruthless"

What do we mean by ruthless?

Having no compassion or pity; merciless. adjective

Having no ruth or pity; cruel; pitiless; barbarous; insensible to the miseries of others.

Unmodified or unrestrained by pity; marked by unfaltering rigor; relentless; merciless: as, ruthless severity.

Synonyms Unpitying, hard-hearted.

Having no ruth; cruel; pitiless. adjective

Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless. adjective

Without mercy or pity adjective

Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.

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The word "ruthless" in example sentences

Over Microsoft's formative years when they redefined the term ruthless, my friends and I worked for several startup and small companies that were crushed by Microsoft which they then bought for pennies on the dollar. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He said the world should show the same determination in dealing with Iran, which he described as a ruthless dictatorship. ❋ Unknown (2011)

David Petraeus, the coalition's commander in Afghanistan, issued a rare apology Wednesday for a helicopter strike that killed nine children, hours after Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the allies for launching what he called a "ruthless attack." ❋ Dion Nissenbaum (2011)

President Hamid Karzai swiftly condemned what he described as a "ruthless act of terror to target innocent people who had gathered for a religious ceremony," saying the bombing exposed the "vile and vicious nature of the enemy who do not want to see the Muslim people of Afghanistan to perform even their Islamic rituals." ❋ Dion Nissenbaum (2011)

Wales capain, who turns 23 on Wednesday, said: The word 'ruthless' has been drilled into the boys for the last few weeks. ❋ Telegraph Staff (2011)

In 2009 Biller countersued, accusing Toyota of violating racketeering laws in what he termed a ruthless conspiracy and relentless effort to prevent evidence of its vehicles' ❋ Unknown (2011)

The previous death toll for children was 307, U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay said on December 2, denouncing what she called "ruthless repression" by Syrian forces. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Somewhat reminiscent of his father's trademark bushy moustache, Earnhardt enters 2010 with a Paul Bunyan-esque beard ( "just got tired of shaving") and an Intimidator-esque vow to be "ruthless from the first lap to the last" by being more aggressive and proactive making sure his car is capable of winning. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Where he's most ruthless is when you see him dragging three people behind him that he went out and was hired to hunt down as a bounty hunter," Brolin says. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Tony Benn, a stalwart defender of the gains of the working class, is described as a "ruthless destroyer", while Margaret Thatcher is "positively pragmatic" compared with the current government. ❋ Unknown (2011)

By the early 1970s, Mr. Newhouse became known as a ruthless leader. ❋ Unknown (2009)

LAMB: Why do people like to write the word ruthless when they talk about Ariel Sharon? ❋ Unknown (1989)

But before this can happen, men must be sure that they will not become victims of unstable economic conditions, they must not be forced to take part in ruthless and harmful competition in order to survive, and they must be free from the constant threat of being obliterated in a future war. ❋ Unknown (1950)

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