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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
A2

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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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