ruthful

adjective

Definition of ruthfulnext
1
as in troublesome

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2
as in pitying

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ruthful
  1. troublesome
  2. poignant
  3. lenient
  4. moving
  5. merciful
  6. doleful
  7. tolerant
  8. affecting
Adjective
  • People often let their guard down in the cold months, which scientists say can be troublesome as fleas have different life stages.
    Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
  • And if that wasn’t troublesome enough, the offensive line would have had protection issues if Tagovailoa didn’t have such a quick trigger.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of troublesome
Adjective
  • As the comical and poignant episodes in the life of Michael Scott show, while good intentions are undoubtedly important, effective leadership requires adaptability, self-awareness and a focus on empowering others.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Typhoid, transient, pregnant, poignant, glowing, galloping, parasite.
    John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of poignant
Adjective
  • Bank stocks rose Monday on the prospect of more lenient oversight after the Federal Reserve’s top supervisory official stepped down to avoid a potentially thorny legal battle with President-elect Donald Trump.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Through these financial twists and turns, La Liga has arguably been remarkably lenient, perhaps because its president Javier Tebas wants a strong Barcelona to help the league’s overall brand.
    Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of lenient
Adjective
  • The rate for medical and moving purposes is based on the variable costs.
    Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Sam and Eric’s attempts to evade the aliens can be gripping and scary, but Day One is really a profoundly moving exploration of what survival really means.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of moving
Adjective
  • The miserable 2024-25 New York Giants season came to a merciful end with a 20-13 loss to the division rival Philadelphia Eagles.
    Charlotte Carroll, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • That, however, was the merciful end to the Flyers’ comeback bid as the B’s somehow survived the onslaught for the win.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2024
Definition of merciful
Adjective
  • Self-contained in a suit and clad by ironic distance, the unnamed sort calls to mind all the doleful observers that have traipsed across the screen since il cinema went modern, highlighting a weakness of a film that could benefit from a touch more idiosyncrasy.
    Ben Croll, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
  • These scenes are very often fun, filthy, hot, and, frankly, a relief after so much doleful, droopy coupling.
    Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
Definition of doleful
Adjective
  • Yet overall, the rebels have been substantially more tolerant than the Taliban.
    Delaney Simon, Foreign Affairs, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Slightly acidic soils are ideal, though plants tolerant a range of soil pH. Water Provide young plants with even and consistent moisture during the first two growing seasons to establish an extensive root system.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of tolerant
Adjective
  • Rabab Khamis’ Recycling is one of the more affecting takes on this issue.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
  • That’s why arguably one of the most affecting scenes in the film comes when one of those singular shoots meant to make a spectacle of one of Jenna’s outfits (a dark bodysuit with long spindly fingers and a matching insectile headpiece) all but breaks apart.
    Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of affecting
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