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
  • The problem is particularly troublesome in areas of the country without doctors, nurses, midwives or medical centers specializing in maternity care.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The big issue was that getting to those hard-to-reach areas was troublesome.
    Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of troublesome
Adjective
  • From epic Westerns to poignant dramas, his use of sound as an integral component of his cinematic storytelling has stirred our emotions and immersed viewers in the worlds he’s created for decades.
    Bryan Antunez, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The poignant video has resonated with many, gathering 1.4 million views and 115,000 likes.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of poignant
Adjective
  • Burd-Sharps also notes these deaths happen predominantly in Southern states with more lenient gun laws.
    Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Trump is seen as being more lenient on regulatory issues, which would be a boon to Apple and its Big Tech brethren.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of lenient
Adjective
  • These scenes, combined with Tendler’s detailing of her relationship with her mother, make for some of the best and most moving writing in the book, to say nothing of a very beautiful chapter on her French bulldog, Petunia, toward the end.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Sheryl gets a teary good-bye scene with her granddaughters, but perhaps the most moving moment is when Kristen — who admits to how complicated this is given the current status of her relationship with her mother — brings David in to perform last rites if Sheryl wants them.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 25 July 2024
Definition of moving
Adjective
  • Discrete levels are filled with an array of obstacles and enemies, some of which culminate in gigantic bosses whose easygoing challenge offers a merciful break from the likes of Elden Ring.
    Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Some are kept affordable by other government subsidies, by merciful landlords or by states, including California, Colorado and New York, that have worked to keep them low-cost by relying on several levers.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 6 Oct. 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
  • Until at least about the mid-1940s, this more permissive culture created a more tolerant climate, at least seasonally, for LGBTQ people, especially those who were white.
    Julio Capó Jr. / Made by History, TIME, 6 Sep. 2024
  • My husband — a brooding New Yorker, polite and tolerant of much — broke on the seventh day of our family vacation.
    Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of tolerant
Adjective
  • Yet, the hater was at his most affecting when confronted with obsessive love, a feeling that commingles warmth with disdain.
    Brandon Sanchez, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Indeed, among the movie’s more affecting scenes are those in which Fegan’s victims are clearly moved to meet the real Tegan, despite — or perhaps because of — the humiliating experiences that (sort of) involved her.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of affecting
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