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impiteous

impiteous adjective: not showing pity or mercy.

Adjective

impiteous (comparative more impiteous, superlative most impiteous)

  1. (obsolete) Not showing pity or mercy.
    • […] cruell Ualerian
      Uoide of all fauoure, most impiteous
      Of Emperoures all, none more vngracious
      Against Christes faithe,1547, Arthur Kelton, A Chronycle with a Genealogie Declaryng That the Brittons and Welshemen are Linealiye Dyscended from Brute, London: Richard Grafton
    • The Ocean (ouer-peering of his List)
      Eates not the Flats with more impittious haste
      Then young Laertes, in a Riotous head,
      Ore-beares your Officers,c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
    Synonyms:
    cruel, pitiless

impiteous meaning in Tamil

impiteous in Tamil

அருளிலா, இரக்கமற்ற

Synonyms of impiteous

Forms of impiteous

comparativemore impiteous
superlativemost impiteous

Origin of impiteous

From im- + piteous.

Questions about impiteous

What does impiteous mean?
Impiteous means not showing pity or mercy.
What is impiteous in Tamil?
Impiteous in Tamil is அருளிலா, இரக்கமற்ற. See Impiteous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is impiteous?
Impiteous is an adjective.

Words near impiteous in the dictionary

  1. impis
  2. impish
  3. impishly
  4. impishness
  5. impishnesses
  6. impiteous
  7. IMPJ
  8. impl
  9. implacabilities
  10. implacability
  11. implacable

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