What does lack-pity mean?
Lack-pity means merciless; pitiless.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
merciless; pitiless.
Each sore defeat of my defeated life / Faced and outfaced me in that bitter hour; / And turned to yearning palsy all my power, / And all my peace to strife, / Self stabbing self with keen lack-pity knife.
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Lack-pity means merciless; pitiless.
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Each sore defeat of my defeated life / Faced and outfaced me in that bitter hour; / And turned to yearning palsy all my power, / And all my peace to strife, / Self stabbing self with keen lack-pity knife.
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