remorseless

CEFRC1

/rɪˈmɔrsləs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Showing no guilt, pity, or regret.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Unyielding or relentless.

Examples

  • Bruno reacted in a very remorseless way.

  • 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.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning
  1. Without remorse, mercy or pity.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

During the war, the blank dictator showed no mercy to his opponents.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From remorse + -less.