Pitiless and Severe

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Pitiless adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.

Usage example: gave the beggar in the street a pitiless look and kept on walking

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Severe is a synonym for pitiless. In some cases you can use "Severe" instead an adjective "Pitiless".

Nearby Words: pitiful, pitilessly, pitifully

Severe adjective - Given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint.

Usage example: a severe, uncompromising teacher who locked the classroom door precisely when the bell rang and let no one in afterward

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Pitiless is a synonym for severe in strict topic. Sometimes you can use "Pitiless" instead an adjective "Severe", if it concerns topics such as difficult, uncompromising.

Nearby Words: severely, severity, severed

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