Remorseless Meaning
/rɪˈmɔrsləs/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjWithout remorse, mercy or pity.
adjUnyielding or relentless.
Sentence Examples
Bruno reacted in a very remorseless way.
CEFR Practice Quiz
During the war, the ____ dictator showed no mercy to his opponents.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ criminal showed no sign of regret even as the judge delivered the harshest possible sentence.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English remorse Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English remorseless From remorse + -less.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"She was, in fact, constitutionally impervious to statistics and preferred to study the be-headphoned group of fifteen or so lethargic wanderers who were taking even less notice of the remorseless squawkings than she was."
— 1968, Christopher Hodder-Williams, “Hands”, in Fistful of Digits, London: Coronet Books, published 1972, →ISBN, page 125:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
During the war, the ____ dictator showed no mercy to his opponents.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ criminal showed no sign of regret even as the judge delivered the harshest possible sentence.