impitoyable

American  

[am-pi-toi-ahb-luh, -ahb, an-pee-twa-yab-l^uh] / ˌæm pɪ tɔɪˈɑb lə, -ˈɑb, ɛ̃ pi twaˈjab lə /

noun

1. a type of large wine glass with a bowl shaped like a wide funnel to enhance the aromas.

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Etymology

Origin of impitoyable

First recorded in 1810–20; from French: literally, “pitiless,” equivalent to im- + pitoyable “pitiful”; im- ² ( def. ), pitiable

Example Sentences

The realisme impitoyable which good critics find in a most characteristic part of the literature of the nineteenth century, is to be found also in its politics.

From The English Constitution by Bagehot, Walter