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callous

[ kal-uhs ]

adjective

  1. made hard; hardened.

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  2. insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic:

    They have a callous attitude toward the sufferings of others.

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  3. having a callus; indurated, as parts of the skin exposed to friction.


verb (used with or without object)

  1. to make or become hard or callous.

callous

/ 藞办忙濒蓹蝉 /

adjective

  1. unfeeling; insensitive
  2. (of skin) hardened and thickened
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. pathol to make or become callous
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞肠补濒濒辞耻蝉濒测, adverb
  • 藞肠补濒濒辞耻蝉苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠补濒路濒辞耻蝉路濒测 adverb
  • 肠补濒路濒辞耻蝉路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 耻苍路肠补濒路濒辞耻蝉 adjective
  • un路肠补濒路濒辞耻蝉路濒测 adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of callous1

First recorded in 1375鈥1425; late Middle English from Latin 肠补濒濒艒蝉耻蝉 鈥渉ard-skinned, tough,鈥 equivalent to call(um) 鈥渢ough skin, any hard substance鈥 + -艒蝉耻蝉 -ous
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of callous1

C16: from Latin 肠补濒濒艒蝉耻蝉; see callus
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Synonym Study

See hard.
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Example Sentences

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The band鈥檚 hardcore devotees may wonder if AC/DC may be slightly callous or merely driven, as their career suggests.

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During sentencing on Friday he was also given a 20-year driving ban for what the judge called his "extremely callous" actions.

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However, the court heard she had first gone out and bought milk and sandwiches "so he could eat before he was taken into police custody", actions the coroner described as "even more callous" than Sheridan's.

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And I discovered the callous tactics that criminals were using to take it from them.

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"These are callous, manipulative and toxic influencers, whose sole drive is for their own gain," he said.

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