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ruthless

  • adjective
  • /ˈɹuːθləs/

Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.

Other meanings

  1. uncompromising; unrelenting.

Related words

  • ruthlessly
  • ruthlessness

Word history

From Middle English "reuþeles".

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