unpitifuladj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpɪtɪf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpɪdɪf(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and pitiful adj. and adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unpity n., -ful suffix; un- prefix¹, pitiful adj.

Etymology: Partly < unpity n. + -ful suffix, and partly < un- prefix¹ + pitiful adj.

Pitiless, unmerciful; harsh.In quot. c1449: (perhaps) impious; wicked.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > compassion > pitilessness > [adjective]

ruthlessc1330

unpiteousa1393

pitilessa1450

unpitifulc1449

unbowelled1592

unpitying1597

brassy1600

tearless1603

incompassionate1611

heartbound1614

uncompassionatea1616

illachrymable1623

compassionless1625

bowelless1649

incomplexionate1660

uncompassionatinga1711

dispiteous1803

pulseless1820

inhumane1822

impiteous1877

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 516 Vnpiteful questmongers and forsworen iurers.

?1518 A. Barclay tr. D. Mancinus Myrrour Good Maners sig. Ev^v Unpytefull art thou: and cruell tormentour Which: thyne owne proper mynde, thus drownest in errour.

a1563 J. Bale in J. Marbeck Bk. of Notes (1581) 753 The vnpitifull murderers are also the same bloudthirstie Prelates.

?1605 J. Davies Wittes Pilgrimage sig. E1^v And, thou my Fancy so thy selfe bestir..That future Times, in loue, may pitty hir, Sith graces such, vnpittiful should proue.

1651 tr. F. de Quintana Hist. Don Fenise 27 The unpitifull hardnesse of these rockes where I was abandoned.

1659 T. Burton Diary (1828) III. 479 Where they have power, they are the unpitifullest people in the world.

1782 F. Burney Cecilia III. vi. i. 220 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.

1853 E. C. Gaskell Ruth II. v. 109 Don't tell of her sin and her sorrow to so severe a man—so unpitiful a judge.

1894 Illustr. Chips 27 Jan. 3/2 Long experience of gaol-life had made him more stern and unpitiful than even the regular prison officials.

1913 J. Muir Story my Boyhood (1925) i. 39 Finding fine unpitiful sport in rushing into the spent waves and picking up the red-cheeked fruit from the frothy, seething foam.

1963 G. Dekker Cantos of Ezra Pound iv. 67 Jim decides at last to abandon his neurotic girl friend in favour of a quite unpitiful beauty.

1991 Independent (Nexis) 12 May 24 I hope I shall not sound unpitiful.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpitiful
释义	unpitifuladj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpɪtɪf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɪdɪf(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and pitiful adj. and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unpity n., -ful suffix; un- prefix¹, pitiful adj. Etymology: Partly < unpity n. + -ful suffix, and partly < un- prefix¹ + pitiful adj. Pitiless, unmerciful; harsh.In quot. c1449: (perhaps) impious; wicked. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > pitilessness > [adjective] ruthlessc1330 unpiteousa1393 pitilessa1450 unpitifulc1449 unbowelled1592 unpitying1597 brassy1600 tearless1603 incompassionate1611 heartbound1614 uncompassionatea1616 illachrymable1623 compassionless1625 bowelless1649 incomplexionate1660 uncompassionatinga1711 dispiteous1803 pulseless1820 inhumane1822 impiteous1877 c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 516 Vnpiteful questmongers and forsworen iurers. ?1518 A. Barclay tr. D. Mancinus Myrrour Good Maners sig. Ev^v Unpytefull art thou: and cruell tormentour Which: thyne owne proper mynde, thus drownest in errour. a1563 J. Bale in J. Marbeck Bk. of Notes (1581) 753 The vnpitifull murderers are also the same bloudthirstie Prelates. ?1605 J. Davies Wittes Pilgrimage sig. E1^v And, thou my Fancy so thy selfe bestir..That future Times, in loue, may pitty hir, Sith graces such, vnpittiful should proue. 1651 tr. F. de Quintana Hist. Don Fenise 27 The unpitifull hardnesse of these rockes where I was abandoned. 1659 T. Burton Diary (1828) III. 479 Where they have power, they are the unpitifullest people in the world. 1782 F. Burney Cecilia III. vi. i. 220 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. 1853 E. C. Gaskell Ruth II. v. 109 Don't tell of her sin and her sorrow to so severe a man—so unpitiful a judge. 1894 Illustr. Chips 27 Jan. 3/2 Long experience of gaol-life had made him more stern and unpitiful than even the regular prison officials. 1913 J. Muir Story my Boyhood (1925) i. 39 Finding fine unpitiful sport in rushing into the spent waves and picking up the red-cheeked fruit from the frothy, seething foam. 1963 G. Dekker Cantos of Ezra Pound iv. 67 Jim decides at last to abandon his neurotic girl friend in favour of a quite unpitiful beauty. 1991 Independent (Nexis) 12 May 24 I hope I shall not sound unpitiful. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1449
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