Impiteous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Impiteous is an adjective meaning (obsolete) Not showing pity or mercy.
Meaning
(obsolete) Not showing pity or mercy.
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.
Synonyms for impiteous
Depending on context, synonyms include cruel, pitiless.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dispiteous, inclement, piteous, unpitous, pityful, pittyful.
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