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despiadado — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dour adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
  • merciless adj Showing no mercy at all; cruel and unforgiving.
  • pitiless adj Showing no pity or mercy.
  • relentless adjective Continuing without pause or weakening; unyielding.
  • ruthless adj Showing no pity or mercy; willing to act harshly to get what one wants.
  • shifty adj Looking or behaving as if dishonest or untrustworthy; evasive.
  • vicious adj Deliberately cruel, violent, or savage.

Senses

despiadado is used for these senses in English:

  • dour Unyielding and obstinate.
  • merciless Showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless.
  • pitiless Having, or showing, no pity; merciless, ruthless.
  • relentless Unrelenting or unyielding in severity.
  • ruthless Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.
  • shifty (informal, idiomatic) Having the appearance of being dishonest, criminal, or unreliable.
  • vicious Violent, destructive and cruel.
  • vicious Savage and aggressive.

dour — full definition

  1. adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
  2. adjective Gloomy or grim.

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