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cold-hearted

[ kohld-hahr-tid ]
/ ˈkoʊldˈhɑr tɪd /
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adjective
lacking sympathy or feeling; indifferent; unkind.
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Origin of cold-hearted

First recorded in 1600–10

OTHER WORDS FROM cold-hearted

cold·heart·ed·ly, adjectivecold-heart·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby cold-hearted

cold frame, cold front, cold fusion, Cold hands, warm heart, Cold Harbor, cold-hearted, coldie, Colditz, cold light, cold moulding, cold one
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Words related to cold-hearted

cold, detached, hard, hard-hearted, harsh, heartless, indifferent, insensitive, stony-hearted, uncaring, unemotional, unfriendly, unkind, unloving, unsympathetic

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British Dictionary definitions for cold-hearted

cold-hearted
adjective
lacking in feeling or warmth; unkind

Derived forms of cold-hearted

cold-heartedly, adverbcold-heartedness, noun
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