ruthful

Meanings

• adjective

  Having or showing no mercy; cruel.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with ruthful
mute , fute , mute

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Variants

List of all variants of ruthful that leads to same result
ruthful , ruthfully , ruthfulness , ruthfulnesses

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Etymology

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From ruthless + -ful.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'ruthful' is not commonly used in everyday language and is often replaced by the more commonly used term 'ruthless'.

2. The prefix 'ruth-' means 'no' or 'none' in Old English.

3. The word 'ruthful' was first used in English in the late 15th century.

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Related Concepts

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1. compassion: Ruthful is the opposite of compassionate.

2. mercy: Ruthful individuals do not show mercy.

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How to Memorize "ruthful"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person who is completely ruthless and shows no mercy to anyone.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'ruthful' with 'cruel' or 'merciless'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that 'ruthful' means 'having no ruth, no mercy'.

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