adjective
devoid of or unmoved by pity
a pitiless concentration camp guard
Synonyms: merciless, unmerciful, unpitying; compare unfeeling 2
Related Word: coldhearted, hardhearted, heartless, ironhearted, marblehearted, stony, stonyhearted, uncompassionate, unfeeling; barbarous, brutal, cruel, cutthroat, inhumane, savage
Idioms: lacking bowels of compassion, without an ounce of pity
Contrasted words: compassionate, humane, sympathetic; clement, merciful; tender, warmhearted
Antonyms: pitying