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
Spitzer set the mold for the modern, powerful state attorney general by ruthlessly hounding Wall Street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The council leadership was ruthlessly focused on transforming brownfield industrial sites.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
In the same way, and perhaps quite unknown to us, other plants that we ruthlessly eradicate may be performing a function that is necessary to the health of the soil.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
