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callous

adjective verb

Emotionally hardened

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
C
Ends with
S
Contains
AL
Scrabble score
9
CEFR level
C2

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adjective

  1. Emotionally hardened

    “A callous indifference to suffering”

adjective

  1. Having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear

    “Calloused skin”

verb

  1. Make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals

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Example Sentences

A callous indifference to suffering
Cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion
Calloused skin
With a workman's callous hands

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