ruthless
adjective
without pity or compassion; cruel; merciless.
ruthlessly
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a word derived from
ruthless.
Example Sentences
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The former world number 44 ruthlessly brushed aside Italian 15th seed Paolini in a 6-2 6-0 victory, further validating Kartal's patient approach to recovering from the first serious injury of her career.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
What Cramer’s story shows is just how ruthlessly efficient the system behind that change is.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 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
Spitzer set the mold for the modern, powerful state attorney general by ruthlessly hounding Wall Street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
I pushed this advantage ruthlessly, for it was the most effective means I had found of breaking his hold over me.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
