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pitilessly

/ˈpɪ.ti.ləs.li/

pitilessly adverb: in a pitiless manner.

Adverb

pitilessly (comparative more pitilessly, superlative most pitilessly)

  1. In a pitiless manner.
    • The simple questions of the tattered man had been knife thrusts to him. They asserted a society that probes pitilessly at secrets until all is apparent.1895 October, Stephen Crane, chapter X, in The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC, page 106
    • They treated the prisoners roughly [...] slashing pitilessly with their whips to drive them as wretched animals before them.1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 60

pitilessly meaning in Bengali

pitilessly in Bengali

নির্দয়ভাবে

Forms of pitilessly

comparativemore pitilessly
superlativemost pitilessly

Origin of pitilessly

From pitiless + -ly.

Questions about pitilessly

What does pitilessly mean?
Pitilessly means in a pitiless manner.
What is pitilessly in Bengali?
Pitilessly in Bengali is নির্দয়ভাবে. See Pitilessly meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is pitilessly?
Pitilessly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce pitilessly?
Pitilessly is pronounced /ˈpɪ.ti.ləs.li/.

Words near pitilessly in the dictionary

  1. pitifulnesses
  2. Pitiguara
  3. Pitiguaras
  4. pitikins
  5. pitiless
  6. pitilessly
  7. pitilessness
  8. pitilessnesses
  9. Pitino
  10. pitirre
  11. pitirres

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