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Another word for ruthless

Adjective

  1. Lacking scruples or principles

    2. See also:

    honest

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Sentence Examples

  • He could be ruthless, but was not habitually cruel.

  • The "ablest and most ruthless of the Angevins," as J.

  • Qatwali was as ruthless in battle as he was.

  • The Goths showed themselves not absolutely ruthless conquerors.

  • The way they secure their positions is through the ruthless application of violence.

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