单词 | unruth |
释义 | unruthn. rare (now archaic and poetic). Lack of pity, compassion, or sympathy. In early use with of. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > pitilessness > [noun] unpiteousnessc1400 unruthc1425 unpity1447 inhumanity1477 unpitifulness1526 incompassionateness1621 incompassion1627 pitilessness1682 ruthlessness1777 dispiteousness1861 uncompassionateness1862 c1425 Myrour to Lewde Men & Wymmen (Harl.) (1981) 126 (MED) The synnes of þe herte beþ these..despite of oure soueraignes hestes & biddynges, vnrewþe of hem þat beþ in woo, mysbileue. c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 294 To haue..vnrewthe of hem þat arn in peyne. 1846 Colburn's United Service Mag. Feb. 177 Nor was the infectious spirit of unruth the only demon at work in that den of degraded warriors. 1888 W. Morris Dream of J. Ball iv. 32 All this hast thou lost for..a little winking of the eyes amidst murder and wrong and unruth. 1899 W. S. Blunt Satan Absolved 18 Thy Will found counterpart Only in Man's un-Will, Thy Truth in his un-Truth,..Ruth in his un-Ruth. 1942 R. Frost Witness Tree 35 In a moment of cross unruth He thought, All right, if you want the truth! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1425 |
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