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Ruthless vs Ravage - What's the difference?

ruthless | ravage |

As an adjective ruthless

is without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.

As a verb ravage is

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ruthless

English

Adjective

(wikipedia ruthless) (en adjective)
  • Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.
  • * 1725 , , Volume I, Bernard Lintot, page 10:
  • At length their rage the ho?tile Pow’rs re?train, / All but the ruthle?s Monarch of the Main.

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    ravage

    English

    Verb

  • To devastate or destroy something.
  • To pillage or sack something, to lay waste to something.
  • To wreak destruction.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Grievous damage or havoc.
  • * Addison
  • Would one think 'twere possible for love / To make such ravage in a noble soul?
  • Depredation or devastation
  • the ravage''' of a lion; the '''ravages''' of fire or tempest; the '''ravages of an army, or of time