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Definition of ruthless in English:

ruthless

adjective ˈruːθləsˈruθləs
  • Having or showing no pity or compassion for others.

    无情的;无怜悯心的;残忍的

    a ruthless manipulator

    一个无情的操纵者。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The tale of one ruthless military man getting away with murder is probably the story that has sickened me most.
    • The vole population has been reduced by mink, a ruthless predator which has escaped from fur farms.
    • Characters who do achieve godlike powers are subjected to ruthless scrutiny.
    • It is hard to believe that this young female is a ruthless killer against whom we would not stand a chance.
    • During some of the largest emergencies of recent years ruthless local forces exploited aid as a tool of war.
    • Both of these ladies bided their time and proved to be quite calculating and ruthless.
    • Mr and Mrs Hobbs endured a terrible ordeal at the hands of this ruthless gang and have now had to relive it all twice in court.
    • The association has promised that it will be ruthless with anyone who spoils the quality of life of others.
    • He is known as a fierce and ruthless executive within his film production company, CWP.
    • As a manager he could be inspirational in making a player's career and ruthless in terminating one.
    • They are ruthless; murder is such a profession to them that they almost seem like a force of nature.
    • A seemingly impregnable and utterly ruthless regime fell to pieces in a few hours.
    • Bingham had a reputation for personal bravery but was also ruthless and harsh.
    • You are being so bloodthirsty, so ruthless, and you are much too strong for your age and training.
    • Not that people had much choice in the matter - bandits were ruthless and bloodthirsty.
    • So many of our prisoners have lost members of their family to his ruthless practices.
    • Arrogant, cold, aloof and ruthless, these are not qualities that inspire you to meet the man.
    • Even at this young age, though, he was characteristically ruthless with himself.
    • Every indication is that he remained ruthless in his treatment of men and women alike.
    • Still, Gutfeld knows that it can be a ruthless world for editors who deviate too far from what is expected.
    Synonyms
    merciless, pitiless, cruel, heartless, hard-hearted, hard, stony-hearted, stony, with a heart of stone, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, harsh, callous, severe, unmerciful, unrelenting, unsparing, unforgiving, unfeeling, uncaring, unsympathetic, uncharitable, lacking compassion
    relentless, remorseless, unbending, inflexible, inexorable, implacable, unpitying, unremitting, steely
    brutal, inhuman, inhumane, barbarous, barbaric, savage, bloodthirsty, sadistic, vicious, fierce, ferocious, cut-throat, dog-eat-dog
    archaic inclement, fell
    rare marble-hearted

Origin

Middle English: from ruth + -less.

Definition of ruthless in US English:

ruthless

adjectiveˈro͞oTHləsˈruθləs
  • Having or showing no pity or compassion for others.

    无情的;无怜悯心的;残忍的

    a ruthless manipulator

    一个无情的操纵者。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Not that people had much choice in the matter - bandits were ruthless and bloodthirsty.
    • The vole population has been reduced by mink, a ruthless predator which has escaped from fur farms.
    • A seemingly impregnable and utterly ruthless regime fell to pieces in a few hours.
    • He is known as a fierce and ruthless executive within his film production company, CWP.
    • The association has promised that it will be ruthless with anyone who spoils the quality of life of others.
    • Even at this young age, though, he was characteristically ruthless with himself.
    • During some of the largest emergencies of recent years ruthless local forces exploited aid as a tool of war.
    • Characters who do achieve godlike powers are subjected to ruthless scrutiny.
    • Every indication is that he remained ruthless in his treatment of men and women alike.
    • Both of these ladies bided their time and proved to be quite calculating and ruthless.
    • It is hard to believe that this young female is a ruthless killer against whom we would not stand a chance.
    • Arrogant, cold, aloof and ruthless, these are not qualities that inspire you to meet the man.
    • As a manager he could be inspirational in making a player's career and ruthless in terminating one.
    • Bingham had a reputation for personal bravery but was also ruthless and harsh.
    • You are being so bloodthirsty, so ruthless, and you are much too strong for your age and training.
    • The tale of one ruthless military man getting away with murder is probably the story that has sickened me most.
    • So many of our prisoners have lost members of their family to his ruthless practices.
    • Mr and Mrs Hobbs endured a terrible ordeal at the hands of this ruthless gang and have now had to relive it all twice in court.
    • They are ruthless; murder is such a profession to them that they almost seem like a force of nature.
    • Still, Gutfeld knows that it can be a ruthless world for editors who deviate too far from what is expected.
    Synonyms
    merciless, pitiless, cruel, heartless, hard-hearted, hard, stony-hearted, stony, with a heart of stone, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, harsh, callous, severe, unmerciful, unrelenting, unsparing, unforgiving, unfeeling, uncaring, unsympathetic, uncharitable, lacking compassion

Origin

Middle English: from ruth + -less.

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