Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

pitiless

[pit-i-lis, pit-ee-] / ˈpɪt ɪ lɪs, ˈpɪt i- /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

I saw fangs and the pitiless gleam of an eye.

From Literature

Australian Jews are on the front lines in a pitiless war.

From The Wall Street Journal

She can peg a person’s height at a glance and sum up their prospects in a pitiless snap judgment.

From Los Angeles Times

As Ambrose Pierce wrote, “Patriotism is as fierce as a fever, pitiless and the grave, blind as a stone and irrational as a headless man.”

From Salon

Her loss unleashed Twain’s anger at pitiless fate, and his relationships with his two surviving daughters became increasingly estranged.

From Los Angeles Times