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Grievous vs Pitiless - What's the difference?

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Grievous is a related term of pitiless.


As adjectives the difference between grievous and pitiless

is that grievous is causing grief, pain or sorrow while pitiless is having, or showing, no pity; merciless.

grievous

English

Alternative forms

* greuous (obsolete) * grievious (less common outside dialects)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing grief, pain or sorrow.
  • * 1883 ,
    • As for the captain, his wounds were grievous indeed but not dangerous.
  • Serious, grave, dire or dangerous.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    pitiless

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having, or showing, no pity; merciless
  • having no kindly feelings; unkind

    • Derived terms

    * pitilessly

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