unruth
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.
