ruthless
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ruth·less
(rūth'lĭs) 
adj.
Having no compassion or pity; merciless: ruthless cruelty; ruthless opportunism.
ruthlessly ruth'less·ly adv.
ruthlessness ruth'less·ness n.
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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ruthless
adjective
- Lacking scruples or principles: conscienceless, unconscionable, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous. See honest/dishonest.
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ruthless
adj
Definition: mean, heartless
Antonyms: compassionate, considerate, gentle, giving, kind, merciful, nice, sympathetic
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ruthless
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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Ruthless can refer to:
- Ruthless (Ace Hood album)
- Ruthless (Bizzy Bone album)
- Ruthless (film), a 1948 film starring Zachary Scot
- Ruthless (horse), a race horse
- Ruthless!, a 1992 musical
- Ruthless (novel), a Pretty Little Liars novel by Sara Shepard
See also
- Ruthless Records, a hip hop record label
- Ruthless Records (Chicago), a punk record label
- Ruthless Stakes, a horse race run at Aqueduct Racetrack
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Ruthless
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - skånselsløs, ubarmhjertig, hensynsløs
Nederlands (Dutch)
meedogenloos
Français (French)
adj. - impitoyable
Deutsch (German)
adj. - rücksichtslos
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανηλεής, αλύπητος
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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