rücksichtslos

Dutch

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German rücksichtslos.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adjective

rücksichtslos (not comparable)

  1. ruthless
    Synonyms: meedogenloos, nietsontziend

Inflection

The inflected form rücksichtsloze also occurs frequently (by analogy with regular Dutch adjectives ending in -loos).

Inflection of rücksichtslos
uninflected rücksichtslos
inflected rücksichtlose
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial rücksichtslos
indefinite m./f. sing. rücksichtlose
n. sing. rücksichtslos
plural rücksichtlose
definite rücksichtlose
partitive rücksichtslos

Derived terms

  • rücksichtslosheid

German

Etymology

From Rücksicht (consideration) + -s- + -los.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁʏkzɪçt͡sloːs/
  • (file)

Adjective

rücksichtslos (strong nominative masculine singular rücksichtsloser, comparative rücksichtsloser, superlative am rücksichtslosesten)

  1. reckless, inconsiderate
  2. ruthless

Declension

Antonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: rücksichtslos

Further reading

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