adj
pitiless
PIH-tih-luhs
adj
1
Showing no pity or mercy.
"The desert sun was pitiless, beating down on the stranded hikers."
"He gave a pitiless account of his rival's failures."
How to Use Pitiless
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMerciless and unfeeling, with no sympathy shown.
Common pairings
pitiless heat
pitiless critic
Word Forms
more pitiless comparative, most pitiless superlative
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Etymology
From Middle English piteeles, from pity + -less.