ruthless
adjective
without pity or compassion; cruel; merciless.
ruthlessly
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a word derived from
ruthless.
Example Sentences
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What Cramer’s story shows is just how ruthlessly efficient the system behind that change is.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Sri Lanka's target was always likely to be beyond them but, even without Jofra Archer or Sam Curran, England ruthlessly dismissed their opponents for 135 in Southampton.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
No sport punishes winning as ruthlessly as pro football.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Never humorless, Curry played the ruthlessly villainous Cardinal Richelieu in the 1993 adaptation of “The Three Musketeers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
I point at him as ruthlessly as I can.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
