Remorselessness

Remorselessness
Remorseless Re*morse"less, a. Being without remorse; having no pity; hence, destitute of sensibility; cruel; insensible to distress; merciless. ``Remorseless adversaries.'' --South. ``With remorseless cruelty.'' --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Unpitying; pitiless; relentless; unrelenting; implacable; merciless; unmerciful; savage; cruel. [1913 Webster] -- {Re*morse"less*ly}, adv. -- {Re*morse"less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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