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heartless
[ hahrt-lis ]
adjective
- unfeeling; unkind; unsympathetic; harsh; cruel:
heartless words; a heartless ruler.
- Archaic. lacking courage or enthusiasm; spiritless; disheartened.
heartless
/ ˈhɑːtlɪs /
adjective
- unkind or cruel; hard-hearted
Derived Forms
- ˈheartlessly, adverb
- ˈheartlessness, noun
Other Words From
- heartless·ly adverb
- heartless·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of heartless1
Example Sentences
It is deeply moving, so much so that you have to be pretty heartless not to be touched by this wrenching account.
But the Sawyer case, combined with the heartless parsimony of all lethal outbreaks, means that the truth will out and soon.
In California, Christie shot back: “That is not a heartless position, that is a common-sense position.”
Some offenders are literally coldblooded, heartless killers.
Remember the flak that Texas Gov. Rick Perry took last cycle for calling critics of illegal immigrants “heartless”?
Poor Hephzibah obeyed; she little suspected the heartless trick played at her expense.
Her life at home is too quiet for her, she has few friends and no education; you call me heartless.
Carry, and one or two more were grave; and an indignant voice said, "How wickedly heartless!"
Yes; and I also dare to tell M. d'Infreville that his conduct towards his wife has been both disgraceful and heartless.
The heartless, unthinking girls tripped gaily down to the carriage, and drove off.
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