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Honorable vs Ruthless - What's the difference?

honorable | ruthless |

As adjectives the difference between honorable and ruthless

is that honorable is worthy of respect; respectable while ruthless is without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.

honorable

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete) * honourable

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (US) Worthy of respect; respectable.

    • Antonyms

    * despicable * mean

    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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