unpitiful en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + pitiful.
Meanings
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(archaic) Without pity; pitiless.
Don’t tell of her sin and her sorrow to so severe a man—so unpitiful a judge.
1853, Elizabeth Gaskell, chapter 18, in Ruth:1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, London: T. Payne & Son and T. Cadell, Volume 3, Book 6, Chapter 1, p. 220, To be sure, I can’t say myself as she was overcomplaisant to make us welcome; but I hope I am above being so unpitiful as for to owe her a grudge for it now she’s so down in the mouth.
1567, William Painter (translator), “Letters of the Emperour Traiane” in The Second Tome of the Palace of Pleasure, London: Nicholas England, […] the Gods neuer shewed them selues so rigorous, as against a mercilesse and vnpitiful people.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unpitiful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unpitiful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
truculent · remorseless · unbenign · nasty · savage · unpitiful · malicious · brutal · ruthless · unmerciful · pitiless · flagitious · despiteful · inclement · demonic · unbenevolent · merciless · unpitying · inhuman · nonhumane · sadistic · diabolical · remorseless · diabolic · spiteful · spiteful · rotten · incessive · fell · barbarous · bowelless · unpitying · unkind · compassionless · inhumane · cruel