Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unpitiful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-piti-ful
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without pity; pitiless.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"1567, William Painter (translator), “Letters of the Emperour Traiane” in The Second Tome of the Palace of Pleasure, London: Nicholas England, […] the Gods neuer shewed them selues so rigorous, as against a mercilesse and vnpitiful people."
"1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, London: T. Payne & Son and T. Cadell, Volume 3, Book 6, Chapter 1, p. 220, To be sure, I can’t say myself as she was overcomplaisant to make us welcome; but I hope I am above being so unpitiful as for to owe her a grudge for it now she’s so down in the mouth."
"Don’t tell of her sin and her sorrow to so severe a man—so unpitiful a judge."

Etymology

From un- + pitiful.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more unpitiful (comparative) most unpitiful (superlative)

Derived Forms

unpitifully unpitifulness

Synonyms

remorseless spiteful unpitying barbarous bowelless brutal compassionless cruel flagitious demonic despiteful diabolic

Questions

What does unpitiful mean?: Without pity; pitiless.
Where does unpitiful come from?: From un- + pitiful.

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