Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

impiteous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: impi-teous
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not showing pity or mercy.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[…] cruell Ualerian Uoide of all fauoure, most impiteous Of Emperoures all, none more vngracious Against Christes faithe,"
"The Ocean (ouer-peering of his List) Eates not the Flats with more impittious haste Then young Laertes, in a Riotous head, Ore-beares your Officers,"
"Through full three thousand years the world reveres Blind Love that bears the quiver and hath wings: Now too he’s deaf, and to the sufferings Of folk in anguish turns impiteous ears."

Etymology

From im- + piteous.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more impiteous (comparative) most impiteous (superlative)

Synonyms

cruel pitiless

Questions

What does impiteous mean?: Not showing pity or mercy.
Where does impiteous come from?: From im- + piteous.

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