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cal·lous

callous

 
 
pronunciation:
kae lihs
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part of speech: adjective
definition 1: not having kindness; not sensitive; having a hard heart.
My friend was callous about my pain and told me to stop complaining.
synonyms:
heartless, insensitive
antonyms:
kind, sensitive
similar words:
cold, cruel, indifferent, inhuman
definition 2: having an area of hard, thick skin; rough and hardened.
He has callous feet from walking barefoot all summer.
synonyms:
horny, thickened
similar words:
hard, tough
derivations: callously (adv.), callousness (n.)
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