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Definition of Pitilessly
1. Adverb. Without pity; in a merciless manner. "He was mercilessly trounced by his opponent in the House"
Partainyms: Merciless, Pitiless, Remorseless, Unmerciful
Definition of Pitilessly
1. Adverb. In a pitiless manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pitilessly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pitilessly
Literary usage of Pitilessly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American College: A Criticism by Abraham Flexner (1908)
"... demands, ideals, are pitilessly objective. Between the attitude and resources
which I have now described and the college product as characterized in the ..."
2. Barbizon Days: Millet, Corot, Rousseau, Barye by Charles Sprague Smith (1902)
"Yet, despite money vexations, despite the demon headache, which gained a tighter
clutch upon him every year and pitilessly ..."
3. Ten Years in Washington: Life and Scenes in the National Capital, as a Woman by Mary Clemmer (1874)
"... Drum-Major —West Point Warriors Criticised—Faultlessly Ridiculous—pitilessly
Dressed—" Taken for a Nigger "—Magnificent Display—The Oldest Regiment in ..."
4. The History of Pittsfield, (Berkshire County,) Massachusetts by Joseph Edward Adams Smith (1869)
"... and hundreds of the patriotic inhabitants — men, women, and children — were
pitilessly murdered while flying, or begging for merey. DR. ..."
5. The Turkish Spies Ali Abubeker Kaled, and Zenobia Marrita Mustapha, Or, the by Maturin Murray Ballou (1855)
"... they trampled upon sternly and pitilessly until the poor fluttering heart lies
torn and bleeding in the icy coldness of the grave. ..."
6. Discoveries in Every-day Europe: Vagrant Notes of a Rapid Journey by Don Carlos Seitz (1907)
"Birds are scarce in southern Italy because they are hunted pitilessly. Along the
highways hunters are always lurking to kill off the few reckless swallows ..."
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