ruthless

(rūth'lĭs)
adj.
Having no compassion or pity; merciless: ruthless cruelty; ruthless opportunism.

ruthlessly ruth'less·ly adv.
ruthlessness ruth'less·ness n.

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adjective

Lacking scruples or principles: conscienceless, unconscionable, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous. See honest/dishonest.

adj

Definition: mean, heartless
Antonyms: compassionate, considerate, gentle, giving, kind, merciful, nice, sympathetic

IN BRIEF: Lacking pity; cruel.

Universities should be safe havens where ruthless examination of realities will not be distorted by the aim to please or inhibited by the risk of displeasure. — Sydney J. Harris (1917-1986)

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• Cold, Unfriendly, Irritable, or Cruel
• Strong, Bold, or Tough

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - skånselsløs, ubarmhjertig, hensynsløs

Nederlands (Dutch)
meedogenloos

Français (French)
adj. - impitoyable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - rücksichtslos

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανηλεής, αλύπητος

Italiano (Italian)
spietato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - implacável

Русский (Russian)
безжалостный, беспощадный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - despiadado, implacable, cruel

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hänsynslös, obarmhärtig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
无情的, 亳不留情的, 残忍的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無情的, 亳不留情的, 殘忍的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 무자비한, 무정한, 가차없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 無慈悲な, 無情な, 冷酷な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قاس, , لا يرحم, متحجر القلب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חסר-רחמים, אכזרי‬

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