Pitiless and Vicious

Pitiless

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

Vicious and pitiless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vicious" instead an adjective "Pitiless".

Nearby Words: pitiful, pitilessly, pitifully

Vicious

Vicious adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.
Usage example: she made a vicious effort to destroy the lives of the people who had wronged her

Pitiless and vicious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pitiless" instead an adjective "Vicious".

Nearby Word: viciously
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