Callously


made hard; hardened.
insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic:
They have a callous attitude toward the sufferings of others.
having a callus; indurated, as parts of the skin exposed to friction.
to make or become hard or callous.
Contemporary Examples

Obama’s Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech Barack Obama December 9, 2009
Toxic, Callous, and Lacking Leadership. Welcome to Goldman Sachs. Noah Kristula-Green March 13, 2012
The True Muslim Revolutionaries and Their Fight Against Extremism Timothy Michael Law August 28, 2013
A Former Ambassador to Pakistan Speaks Out Tara McKelvey November 19, 2012
‘black-ish’ Keeps It Real about the Invisible Black Man Judnick Mayard September 23, 2014

Historical Examples

Stories by English Authors: Africa Various
Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore Pauline Lester
The Story of the Foss River Ranch Ridgwell Cullum
Betty Trevor Mrs. G. de Horne Vaizey
Rejected of Men Howard Pyle

adjective
unfeeling; insensitive
(of skin) hardened and thickened
verb
(pathol) to make or become callous
adj.

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