Ruthlessness is a complete absence of pity in getting what you want. Business ruthlessness.
The ruth in it was an old word for pity, which survives nowhere else in English. Ruthlessness is sometimes admired in business writing and never in anything else.
1nounruthlessnessA complete absence of pity in getting what you want.
“The ruthlessness of the restructuring surprised even the board.”
ruthlessness is a quality.
Middle English
reuþeles
English
ruthless
English, today
ruthlessness
From ruthless + -ness. ruthless comes from Middle English reuþeles. From Middle English reuþeles; equivalent to ruth + -less.
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