remorseless

C1
US /rɪˈmɔrsləs/
adj Freq #59180

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Unyielding or relentless.

    She was, in fact, constitutionally impervious to statistics and preferred to study the be-headphoned group of fifteen or so lethargic wanderers who were taking even less notice of the remorseless squawkings than she was.

  2. 2
    adj

    without mercy or pity

  3. 3
    adj

    Without remorse, mercy or pity.

Etymology

From remorse + -less.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adj · without mercy or pity pitiless
3 adj · without remorse, mercy or... barbarousbowellessbrutalcompassionlesscrueldemonicdespitefuldiabolicdiabolicalfellincessiveinclement
Word family
Derived forms remorselesslyremorselessnessunremorseless

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