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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)

  1. 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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villainous

English

Etymology

From Old French vileneus

Adjective

villainous (comparative more villainous, superlative most villainous)

  1. Of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain.
  2. Wicked, offensive, or reprehensible in nature or behaviour; nefarious.

Alternative forms

  • villanous (obsolete)

Derived terms

  • villainousness

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