unpitiful

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adjective

Without pity; pitiless.

Scrabble 14

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adjectiveunpitiful (comparative more unpitiful, superlative most unpitiful)

comparative more unpitiful · superlative most unpitiful

  1. archaicWithout pity; pitiless.

    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.

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    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.

    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

    Synonyms: remorseless, spiteful, unpitying, barbarous, bowelless, brutal, compassionless, cruel

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