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callous
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
callous
(adjective)
calloused
(adjective)
callous
/
ˈ
kæləs/
adjective
callous
/
ˈ
kæləs/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of CALLOUS
[
more callous; most callous
]
disapproving
:
not feeling or showing any concern about the problems or suffering of other people
a selfish and
callous
young man
a
callous
refusal to help the poor
a very
callous
remark
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— callously
adverb
Some of us were treated
callously
.
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— callousness
noun
[
noncount
]
callousness
toward the poor
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