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unpity

unpity noun: the lack or absence of pity; pitilessness; ruthlessness.

Noun

unpity (uncountable)

  1. The lack or absence of pity; pitilessness; ruthlessness.
    • Destroy, with entire unpity, raze to the ground, those detestable houses where you billet the progeny of the libertinage of the poor, appalling cloacas, wherefrom there every day spews forth into society a swarm of new-made creatures […]1965, Justine, Philosophy in the Bedroom, and other Writings

Origin of unpity

From un- (“lack or absence of”) + pity.

Questions about unpity

What does unpity mean?
Unpity means the lack or absence of pity; pitilessness; ruthlessness.
What part of speech is unpity?
Unpity is a noun.

Words near unpity in the dictionary

  1. unpitiful
  2. unpitifully
  3. unpitifulness
  4. unpitous
  5. unpitted
  6. unpity
  7. unpitying
  8. unpityingly
  9. unpityingness
  10. unpivot
  11. unpivoted

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