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ruthless
English
Etymology
From Middle English reuþeles; equivalent to ruth +? -less.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??u??l?s/
Adjective
ruthless (comparative more ruthless, superlative most ruthless)
- Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.
- Antonym: ruthful
- 1725, Alexander Pope et al. (translators), Homer (author), The Odyssey of Homer, Volume I, Bernard Lintot, page 10:
- At length their rage the ho?tile Pow’rs re?train, / All but the ruthle?s Monarch of the Main.
Related terms
- ruthlessness
Translations
Anagrams
- Selhurst, hurtless, hustlers, sluthers
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demonic
English
Alternative forms
- daemonic (dated), dæmonic (dated)
Etymology
From Latin daemonicus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (daimonikós, “possessed by a demon, sent by a demon”), from ?????? (daím?n). Doublet of daimonic.
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: d?m?'n?k, IPA(key): /d??m?n?k/
- Rhymes: -?n?k
Adjective
demonic (comparative more demonic, superlative most demonic)
- Pertaining to demons or evil spirits; demoniac.
- Convinced that his uncle was a warlock, he rifled through his attic, looking for demonic artifacts.
- Once he had grasped the controls, he unleashed a demonic laugh that made his hostages shudder.
- Pertaining to dæmons in ancient Greek thought; concerning supernatural ‘genius’.
- 1999, Joyce Crick, translating Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams, I:
- Aristotle concedes that the nature of the dream is indeed daemonic [transl. dämonischer], but not divine – which might well reveal a profound meaning, if one could hit on the right translation.
- 1999, Joyce Crick, translating Sigmund Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams, I:
Synonyms
- demonish
- demonlike
- demonly
Related terms
- demon
- demoniac
- demoniacal
Translations
Anagrams
- McIndoe, cnidome, ecnomid, incomed
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