different between ruthlessly vs inquisitor

English

Etymology

From ruthless +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /??u??.l?s.li/, /??u??.l?s.li/

Adverb

ruthlessly (comparative more ruthlessly, superlative most ruthlessly)

1. In a ruthless manner; with cruelty; without pity or compassion.

Synonyms

• (in a ruthless manner): cruelly, pitilessly

Translations

Anagrams

• hurtlessly

English

Alternative forms

• inquisitour (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French inquisiteur, from Latin inqu?s?tor.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?n?kw?z?t??/

Noun

inquisitor (plural inquisitors)

1. A person who inquires, especially searchingly or ruthlessly.
2. (historical) An official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition.

Derived terms

• Grand Inquisitor

Translations

Further reading

• inquisitor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Etymology

Agent noun of inqu?r? (“inquire, investigate”) (past participle inqu?s?tus) + +? -tor.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /in.k?i??si?.tor/, [??k?i??s?i?t??r]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.kwi?si.tor/, [i?kwi?s?i?t??r]

Noun

inqu?s?tor m (genitive inqu?s?t?ris); third declension

1. searcher
2. inquisitor, tracker, detective, spy
3. examiner, investigator

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Descendants

References

• inquisitor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• inquisitor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• inquisitor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette