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(adj)
Having, or showing, no pity; merciless, ruthless.
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Showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless.
Without remorse, mercy or pity.
not showing mercy
Not feeling or showing pity.
(figurative) Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
Unwilling or unable to forgive or show mercy.
Indifferent or oblivious to danger or the consequences thereof.
Lacking a sense of responsibility; performed or acting as though without responsibility; negligent.
Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings.
Lacking the proper care or concern for something important, reckless, rash, high-handed.
Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
(n)
(uncountable) An indifference to suffering or pleasure in inflicting suffering.
Not willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits.
Not subject to physical restraint.
Difficult to deal with, solve, or manage. (of a problem)
inflexible and not yielding
Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing.
Not able to be placated or appeased.
Inflexible and unwilling to negotiate or make concessions.
Not giving in; not bending; stubborn.
Not relenting; not yielding in strength, severity, or determination.
Without scruples; immoral.
Unremitting, steady and persistent.
Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional.
Without feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; cruel.
Impossible to prevent or stop; inevitable.
Very bad; abominable, disgusting.
Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.
(by extension) Without restraint or limit.
Not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed; closed to questioning.
Bare, not covered by clothing.
Incessant; never slackening.
Uncivilized, uncultured.
of or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth
Not smooth; uneven.
Very severe, cruel, or harsh.
Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
Very bad or intense.
Bestial; lacking human sensibility
Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner.
Violent, destructive and cruel.
(of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
(of a material) Strong and resilient; sturdy.
Extreme or intense.
Fierce and ferocious.
Wild; untamed.
Causing death; lethal.
(v)
(ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
Argumentative; fond of or prone to quarreling.
Aggressively vigorous or forceful.
Untamed; not domesticated.
Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
A person who commits murder.
Consisting of two or more threads, strands or the like intertwined; formed by twisting or twining.
Living by preying on other living animals.
Alternative spelling of cutthroat. [Involving the cutting of throats.]
Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous.
(informal, British, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly vulgar) Used as an intensifier.
Alternative spelling of wild type. [(biology, ecology) The typical form of an organism, strain, gene or characteristic as it occurs in nature.]
(informal, of a person) Knowing what to do and how to behave; behaving with effortless and enviable style and panache; considered popular by others.
Without emotion.
(figuratively) Lacking emotion or compunction.
(often attributive) undomesticated animals, especially mammals, birds, and fish, which live in the wild.
A lodgepole pine or its wood.
A surname from French.
Without sparing; liberal; profuse; thorough.
Alternative spelling of iron-fisted. [(derogatory) Characterized by ruthless control.]
Alternative form of cold-hearted. [Without sympathy, feeling or compassion; callous or heartless.]
Alternative form of hardhearted. [Lacking in compassion; cold and pitiless.]
(archaic) Without pity; pitiless.
Having been accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant through exposure or experience; inured.
merciless; pitiless
(uncountable) A condition of low temperature.
Lacking in compassion; cold and pitiless.
Without sympathy, feeling or compassion; callous or heartless.
Cruel; lacking kindness and compassion.
Without compassion; hardhearted.
(obsolete) pitiless, merciless
Lacking compassion; cold and unfeeling.
Kyphosus vaigiensis, a fish found in southeast Asia.
Lacking a conscience; unscrupulous or ruthless.
lacking compassion
Senseless; foolish; irrational; thoughtless.
(set phrase) Absolute evil; that has no sense of morality or mercy at all.
Without emotion or sympathy.
(archaic, literary) Destitute of kindness; unnatural.
Without affection; unfeeling; emotionless.
Devoid of empathy; unempathetic.
Lacking empathy.
(idiomatic) Callous; cold-blooded; without compunction.
Without quarter; merciless.
Alternative form of ice-hearted. [Lacking compassion; cold and unfeeling.]
(obsolete) Without pity.
Showing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy.