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ruthlessly

/ˈɹuθɫəsɫi/ adv

In a ruthless manner; with cruelty; without pity or compassion.

Word Origin Ruthlessly comes from 'ruth,' an old word for pity or compassion, which itself comes from 'rue' (to feel sorrow). So ruthlessly literally means 'without pity.' The -less suffix (from Old English -leas) means 'lacking,' and -ly turns it into an adverb. Related words include ruthless, rueful (full of regret), and ruth.

adv In a ruthless manner; with cruelty; without pity or compassion.

The general ruthlessly pursued the enemy forces, giving them no chance to regroup.

(副词) 残忍地；无情地；冷酷地

将军无情地追击敌军，不给他们任何重整旗鼓的机会。

(adverbio) despiadadamente; implacablemente; sin piedad; cruelmente; a sangre fría [De manera despiadada; con crueldad; sin piedad ni compasión.]

El general persiguió sin piedad a las fuerzas enemigas, sin darles oportunidad de reagruparse.

(adverbe) impitoyablement; sans pitié; cruellement [De manière impitoyable, sans pitié ni compassion.]

Le général a poursuivi les forces ennemies sans relâche, ne leur laissant aucune chance de se regrouper.

(Adverb) rücksichtslos; skrupellos; erbarmungslos [Auf rücksichtslose Weise; ohne Mitleid oder Mitgefühl.]

Der General verfolgte die gegnerischen Truppen **ruthlessly** und ließ ihnen keine Möglichkeit zur Neuformierung.

(副詞) 無慈悲に、情け容赦もなく。

将軍は敵軍を情け容赦もなく追撃し、再編の隙を与えなかった。

(advérbio) impiedosamente; sem piedade; implacavelmente; cruelmente [De maneira implacável; com crueldade; sem piedade ou compaixão.]

O general perseguiu impiedosamente as forças inimigas, sem lhes dar chance de se reagrupar.

Synonyms: mercilessly pitilessly cruelly harshly brutally callously heartlessly unfeelingly Antonyms: mercifully compassionately kindly gently
Word parts: ruth + less + ly

Common collocations

by prep so adv suppress verb down adv exploit verb out adv cut verb will verb crush verb destroy verb put verb into prep

Related words

rueful

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