ruthless
Origin of ruthless
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unrelenting, savage, unforgiving, ferocious, harsh, rancorous, inhuman, callous, vicious, brutal, unyielding, fierce, cruel, cold-blooded, cutthroat, sadistic, barbarous, malevolent, relentless, mercilessExamples from the Web for ruthless
Contemporary Examples of ruthless
His stories were constructed with ruthless narrative efficiency.
To be fair, he might not have known that Pinochet was a ruthless dictator.
Her remarks on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have drawn some ruthless criticism from Jews around the world.
So it continues to make local authorities and their ruthless cronies uneasy.
I was not prepared for the staggered, ruthless falling apart of one of the people I love most in the world.
Historical Examples of ruthless
There was something so ruthless in the boy, so overbearing and heartless.
DustMr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
He perceived that he had become the victim of a harsh and ruthless dealing.
Meadow GrassAlice Brown
"Here, take it," the postman said in a tone of ruthless finality.
Pee-wee HarrisPercy Keese Fitzhugh
Alice interfered; she perceived that the ruthless Mrs. Dowling meant to have her way.
Alice AdamsBooth Tarkington
I was determined to pursue my ruthless course in his defense to the end.
The Law-BreakersRidgwell Cullum