unruth
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From un- + ruth (“pity, compassion, mercy”).
Noun
[edit]unruth (uncountable)
- (archaic or poetic) A lack of ruth; mercilessness, pitilessness.
- 1942, Robert Frost, “The Discovery Of The Madeiras”, in A Witness Tree:
- Whereat in a moment of cross unruth / He thought, "All right if you want the truth!"
References
[edit]- “unruth”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “unruth”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.