silentghost
13th March 2011, 08:00
Definition of RUTHLESS
: having no pity : merciless, cruel <a ruthless tyrant>
— ruth?less?ly adverb
— ruth?less?ness noun
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Examples of RUTHLESS
1. The journalist was ruthless in his criticism.
2. <an office supervisor with a ruthless disregard for others' feelings>
First Known Use of RUTHLESS
14th century
Related to RUTHLESS
Synonyms: affectless, callous, case-hardened, cold-blooded, compassionless, desensitized, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, heartless, indurate, inhuman, inhumane, insensate, insensitive, ironhearted, merciless, obdurate, pachydermatous, pitiless, remorseless, hard, slash-and-burn, soulless, stony (also stoney), stonyhearted, take-no-prisoners, thick-skinned, uncharitable, unfeeling, unmerciful, unsparing, unsympathetic
Antonyms: charitable, compassionate, humane, kindhearted, kindly, merciful, sensitive, softhearted, sympathetic, tender, tenderhearted, warm, warmhearted
Definition of THICK-SKINNED
1
: having a thick skin : pachyderms
2
a : callous, insensitive b : impervious to criticism <became thick–skinned about his own work>
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First Known Use of THICK-SKINNED
circa 1545
Related to THICK-SKINNED
Synonyms: affectless, callous, case-hardened, cold-blooded, compassionless, desensitized, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, heartless, indurate, inhuman, inhumane, insensate, insensitive, ironhearted, merciless, obdurate, pachydermatous, pitiless, remorseless, ruthless, slash-and-burn, soulless, stony (also stoney), stonyhearted, take-no-prisoners, thick-skinned, uncharitable, unfeeling, unmerciful, unsparing, unsympathetic
Antonyms: charitable, compassionate, humane, kindhearted, kindly, merciful, sensitive, softhearted, sympathetic, tender, tenderhearted, warm, warmhearted
just something i noticed ^^
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thick-skinned?show=0&t=1300002626
: having no pity : merciless, cruel <a ruthless tyrant>
— ruth?less?ly adverb
— ruth?less?ness noun
See ruthless defined for English-language learners ?
Examples of RUTHLESS
1. The journalist was ruthless in his criticism.
2. <an office supervisor with a ruthless disregard for others' feelings>
First Known Use of RUTHLESS
14th century
Related to RUTHLESS
Synonyms: affectless, callous, case-hardened, cold-blooded, compassionless, desensitized, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, heartless, indurate, inhuman, inhumane, insensate, insensitive, ironhearted, merciless, obdurate, pachydermatous, pitiless, remorseless, hard, slash-and-burn, soulless, stony (also stoney), stonyhearted, take-no-prisoners, thick-skinned, uncharitable, unfeeling, unmerciful, unsparing, unsympathetic
Antonyms: charitable, compassionate, humane, kindhearted, kindly, merciful, sensitive, softhearted, sympathetic, tender, tenderhearted, warm, warmhearted
Definition of THICK-SKINNED
1
: having a thick skin : pachyderms
2
a : callous, insensitive b : impervious to criticism <became thick–skinned about his own work>
See thick–skinned defined for English-language learners ?
First Known Use of THICK-SKINNED
circa 1545
Related to THICK-SKINNED
Synonyms: affectless, callous, case-hardened, cold-blooded, compassionless, desensitized, hard-boiled, hard-hearted, heartless, indurate, inhuman, inhumane, insensate, insensitive, ironhearted, merciless, obdurate, pachydermatous, pitiless, remorseless, ruthless, slash-and-burn, soulless, stony (also stoney), stonyhearted, take-no-prisoners, thick-skinned, uncharitable, unfeeling, unmerciful, unsparing, unsympathetic
Antonyms: charitable, compassionate, humane, kindhearted, kindly, merciful, sensitive, softhearted, sympathetic, tender, tenderhearted, warm, warmhearted
just something i noticed ^^
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thick-skinned?show=0&t=1300002626