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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.

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ruthlessness

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Selhurst, hurtless, hustlers, sluthers

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vindictive

English

Etymology

From Latin vindicta (“vengeance”), from vindico (“claim, vindicate”), from vindex (“defender”), +? -ive.

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /v?n?d?k.t?v/
Rhymes: -?kt?v

Adjective

vindictive (comparative more vindictive, superlative most vindictive)

Having a tendency to seek revenge when wronged, vengeful.
(obsolete) punitive

Synonyms

vengeful, revengeful, nasty
See also Thesaurus:vengeful

Derived terms

vindictively
vindictiveness

Related terms

vindicate
vindication
vindicator

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