callously

cal·lous

 (kăl′əs)

adj.

1. Having calluses; toughened: callous skin on the elbow.

2. Emotionally hardened; unfeeling: a callous indifference to the suffering of others.

tr. & intr.v. cal·loused, cal·lous·ing, cal·lous·es

To make or become callous.

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[Middle English, from Old French cailleux, from Latin callōsus, from callum, hard skin.]

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cal′lous·ly adv.

cal′lous·ness n.

Usage Note: Do not confuse the adjective callous, as in Years of dealing with criminals had left her callous, with the noun callus, as in I have a callus on my thumb. Also, do not confuse the verb callous, which means "to make or become callous," with the verb callus "to form or develop hardened tissue."

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

callously - in a callous way; "he callously exploited their feelings" unfeelingly

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callously

adverb heartlessly, coldly, harshly, brutally, insensitively, obdurately, unfeelingly, soullessly, hardheartedly He is accused of callously ill-treating his wife.

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Translations

بِغَلاظَه، بِقَشْوَه

bezcitněnecitlivětvrdě

følelseskoldthårdhudethjerteløst

abgebrüht

durement

érzéketlenül

harîneskjulega

crudelmente

hjerteløstufølsomt

duygusuzca

无情地

callously

[ˈkæləslɪ] ADV → despiadadamente, cruelmente

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callously

[ˈkæləsli] adv [ignore, abandon, reject] → durement

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callously

adv → herzlos

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callously

[ˈkæləslɪ] adv (behave) → in modo insensibile; (speak) → con durezza; (decide) → cinicamente

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callous

(ˈkӕləs) adjective

unfeeling; cruel. a callous person/attack. ongevoelig قاسي القلب، غَليظ коравосърдечен insensível necitlivý, bezcitný abgebrüht hårdhudet; følelseskold; hjerteløs σκληρός, άκαρδοςduro, insensible kalk بی رحم؛ سنگدل tunteeton durקשוח कठोर žuljevit, tvrd könyörtelen kejam tilfinningalaus, harðgeðja; fólskulegur insensibile 無感覚な 무지한 žiaurus bezjūtīgs; cietsir-dīgs kejam harteloosufølsom, utspekulert, ubarmhjertignieczuły, okrutny بى رحمه insensível dur бессердечный; грубый bezcitný grob neosetljiv förhärdad, känslokall ใจดำ duygusuz, vurdumduymaz 無情的 бездушний, черствий ظالم، بے حس nhẫn tâm 无情的

ˈcallously adverb

ongevoelig بِغَلاظَه، بِقَشْوَه безчуствено insensivelmente necitlivě, bezcitně, tvrdě abgebrüht hårdhudet; følelseskoldt; hjerteløst σκληρά, άκαρδαduramente kalgilt با سنگدلی tunteettomasti durement בִּקְשִיחוּת निर्दयतापूर्वक žuljevit, tvrd érzéketlenül secara kejam harðneskjulega duramente 冷淡に 무지하게 žiauriai bezjūtīgi; cietsirdīgi dengan kejam harteloosufølsomt, hjerteløst okrutnie په بى رحمى سره insensivelmente dur, cu duritate бессердечно bezcitne grobo neosetljivo känslokallt, hårt อย่างใจดำ duygusuzca 無情地 бездушно بے درد ، قسی القلب một cách nhẫn tâm 无情地

ˈcallousness noun

ongevoeligheid غَلاظَه، قَسْوَه грубост insensibilidade necitelnost die Gefühllosigkeit hårdhudethed; følelseskulde; hjerteløshed σκληρότηταinsensibilidad kalkus سنگدلی؛ بی رحمی tunteettomuus duretéקשיחות निर्दयता bešćutnost érzéketlenség kekejaman tilfinningaleysi, kaldlyndi durezza, insensibilità 無感覚さ 무지함 žiaurumas bezjūtība; cietsirdība kekejaman harteloosheidufølsomhet, ubarmhjertighetokrucieństwo سخت زړى، بئ رحمه، ظالم insensibilidade duritate бессердечность bezcitnosť grobost neosetljivost känslokyla ความใจดำ katılık, duygusuzluk 無情 бездушність شقاوت قلب sự nhẫn tâm 无情

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