spietato

Italian

Etymology

From s- +‎ pietà.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /spjeˈta.to/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: spie‧tà‧to

Adjective

spietato (feminine spietata, masculine plural spietati, feminine plural spietate, superlative spietatissimo)

  1. merciless, ruthless, pitiless, cruel
    Synonym: malvagio
    • 1836, Jacopo Ferretti, Torquato Tasso‎:
      ELEONORA: Rendermi il cor bëato / Perché, destin spietato, / Per poi cangiarmi in lagrime / Tanta felicità?
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  2. fierce, bitter, relentless
    Synonyms: feroce, insistente, incessante

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