• Ruthless

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ˈɹuːθlÉ™s/

    Origin

    ruth + -less

    Adjective

    ruthless

    1. Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.
      • 1725, Alexander Pope et al. (translators), (author), , Volume I, Bernard Lintot, page 10:At length their rage the hoÅ¿tile Pow’rs reÅ¿train,
        All but the ruthleſs Monarch of the Main.
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