despiadado

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ piedad (“mercy”) +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /despjaˈdado/ [d̪es.pjaˈð̞a.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: des‧pia‧da‧do

Adjective

despiadado (feminine despiadada, masculine plural despiadados, feminine plural despiadadas)

1. merciless, ruthless, cutthroat, pitiless, cold-blooded, remorseless, savage

Further reading

• “despiadado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16