callous
adjective
made hard; hardened.
callously
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a word derived from
callous.
Example Sentences
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The way these allegations have been callously thrown around exposes a dark underbelly in rap and hip-hop.
From Salon ● May 10, 2024
"He callously and calmly just turned around after. He just walked off as if nothing had happened - that shook me."
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2024
Certainly, it is a coalition borne of necessity and mutual self-interest, as WSU and OSU find themselves isolated on an island after being callously cast adrift by the rest of the Pac-12.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
One cherry-picked chapter, covering a case where the majority callously reduced an award of punitive damages against an insurance company, is 16 pages long with only three sentences referring to Thomas.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2023
Cruelly, callously, admissions committees agreed to overlook serious academic deficiency.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
