ruthlessly

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ruthlessly

/ˈɹuːθ.ləs.li/ UK, US
/ˈɹuːθ.lɪs.li/ UK, US

adverb more ruthlessly · most ruthlessly

In a ruthless manner; with cruelty; without pity or compassion. Standing on the mountain above Caerphilly, one may reflect upon the gap where once stood Llanbradach Viaduct, and look near at hand upon the restored ruins of Caerphilly Castle; man labours to rebuild the mediaeval whilst he ruthlessly scraps the modern.
Similar: cruelly, pitilessly

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adv in a ruthless manner

Español	despiadamente, cruelmente, sádicamente, inhumanamente
中文	殘忍地 /残忍地 cánrěn de, 無情地 /无情地 wúqíng de, 殘酷地 /残酷地 cánkù de
हिन्दी	क्रूरतापूर्वक krūrtāpūrvak
Français	impitoyablement, sans foi ni loi, cruellement, sadiquement, inhumainement, tenacement
Deutsch	ruchlos, rücksichtslos, unbarmherzig, unerbittlich
Italiano	crudelmente, sadicamente, senza pietà, spietatamente
Русский	беспоща́дно bespoščádno, безжа́лостно bezžálostno, немилосе́рдно nemilosérdno, неумоли́мо neumolímo, беспардо́нно bespardónno

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@misc{ruthlessly_2026,
  title = {ruthlessly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ruthlessly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}