bowelless

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈbaʊəlləs/ UK /ˈbaʊəlləs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
lacking compassion or pity; without bowels of mercy (archaic)

The tyrant was a bowelless creature deaf to every plea.

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Synonyms

1 adj · lacking compassion or pity;... pitiless merciless heartless unfeeling callous cruel

Opposites

compassionate merciful tender

Word family

Related forms bowelbowels

Etymology

From bowel + -less, the bowels being formerly regarded as the seat of compassion and pity. Bowel is from Old French boel, from Latin botellus ('sausage, small intestine'), diminutive of botulus ('sausage').

botellus Latin botulus Latin

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style

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# bowelless

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈbaʊəlləs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈbaʊəlləs/

## Meanings
1. lacking compassion or pity; without bowels of mercy (archaic)

## Examples
- The tyrant was a bowelless creature deaf to every plea.

## Synonyms
- pitiless
- merciless
- heartless
- unfeeling
- callous
- cruel

## Antonyms
- compassionate
- merciful
- tender

## Related Forms
- bowel
- bowels

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: botellus
- Root: botulus

## Etymology
From bowel + -less, the bowels being formerly regarded as the seat of compassion and pity. Bowel is from Old French boel, from Latin botellus ('sausage, small intestine'), diminutive of botulus ('sausage').

## AI Etymology
Bowelless is from bowel + -less, the bowels being formerly regarded as the seat of compassion and pity. Bowel is from Old French boel, from Latin botellus ('sausage, small intestine'), diminutive of botulus ('sausage'). In present-day use, it means lacking compassion or pity; without bowels of mercy (archaic). Related vocabulary includes bowel and bowels.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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