remorseless
Americanadjective
adjective
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without compunction, pity, or compassion
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not abating in intensity; relentless
a remorseless wind
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Etymology
Origin of remorseless
Explanation
A person who is remorseless doesn't feel any guilt. If you're remorseless, you don't feel bad at all — even if you've done something terrible. When someone is remorseless, that person has no feeling of pity for people who have been hurt. If you're remorseless, you have no conscience — essentially, you're cruel and ruthless. A remorseless killer doesn't care about her victim, and a remorseless critic doesn't worry about hurting someone's feelings with his harsh words. Remorse is regret, and it's rooted in the Latin word remordere, "to vex or disturb," or literally, "to bite back."
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Example Sentences
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Yes, I feel Despite that face, not seeming sad, In those calm temples thoughts like steel Remorseless bore.
From Days and Dreams Poems by Cawein, Madison J.
The Remorseless Baron, who was no other than the managerial proprietor of the stage, was leaning against a sidescene with a pot of porter in his hand.
From What Will He Do with It? — Volume 01 by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron
Remorseless grown, the demon of the storm Swept from his grasp her trembling, fragile form.
From As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century by Gouverneur, Marian
Remorseless still, he cares not for their fate, Doom speedy, therefore, should on him await.
From The Emigrant Mechanic and Other Tales in Verse Together with Numerous Songs Upon Canadian Subjects by Cowherd, Thomas
Remorseless he was by choice, but he would play the game with an English sportsman’s love of fair play.
From A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 by Travis, Stuart
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