remorseless en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English remorse Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English remorseless From remorse + -less.
Meanings
- Without remorse, mercy or pity.
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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.
1968, Christopher Hodder-Williams, “Hands”, in Fistful of Digits, London: Coronet Books, published 1972, →ISBN, page 125:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more remorseless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most remorseless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
unremorseless · remorselessly · remorselessness
Synonyms
inclement · unkind · pitiless · compassionless · unpitiful · unpitying · despiteful · demonic · incessive · brutal · nonhumane · malicious · nasty · rotten · ruthless · unbenevolent · cruel · diabolic · truculent · savage · fell · spiteful · sadistic · barbarous · diabolical · inhumane · unmerciful · ruthless · remorseless · bowelless · merciless · inhuman · pitiless · flagitious · unbenign · merciless
Translations (6)
ru безжа́лостный (Without remorse, mercy or pity) · uk безжа́льний (Without remorse, mercy or pity) · de reuelos (Without remorse, mercy or pity) · uk безжа́лісний (Without remorse, mercy or pity) · bg безпощаден (Without remorse, mercy or pity) · ru беспоща́дный (Without remorse, mercy or pity)