callous
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin callōsus (“hard-skinned”), from callum (“hardened skin”) + -ōsus.
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callous (comparative more callous, superlative most callous)
- Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
- She was so callous that she could criticise a cancer patient for wearing a wig.
- Having calluses.
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emotionally hardened
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