pitiless

And his pitiless beliefs would be no stranger to the political discourse of today.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Efficiency may seem a pitiless term to use but it does have meaning.
Blood and War: The Hard Truth About ‘Boots on the Ground’|Clive Irving|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I shall bring him forth and shine on him the pitiless light of history.
Why the World Cannot Forget Stalin|Paul Johnson|February 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If they complained, they received a no doubt well-deserved and pitiless beating.
Hamas: The Palestinian Fashion Police|Hussein Ibish|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST

We thus remember Portnoy, impaling with pitiless thrusts invasive mothers, plugged-up fathers, dizzying shikses in heat.
Who Is Philip Roth’s Portnoy Satirizing?|Bernard Avishai|August 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The dream had not lasted long; reality seized him with its pitiless hands.
Conscience, Complete|Hector Malot
The most obnoxious feature of their zeal is its pitiless exclusiveness.
Expositor's Bible: Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther|Walter Adeney
They felt as if they were in a trap, with the raging sea before them and the forest alive with pitiless savages behind.
Four American Indians|Edson L. Whitney
It was another to listen to her hard, pitiless words, to change colour under the lash of her gibing tongue.
Under the Red Robe|Stanley Weyman
They were attendants whom the pitiless usages of war had reduced to slavery.
In Search of the Castaways|Jules Verne

British Dictionary definitions for pitiless

pitiless

/ (ˈpɪtɪlɪs) /

adjective

having or showing little or no pity or mercy

Derived Forms

pitilessly, adverbpitilessness, noun

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