hardhearted

[ hahrd-hahr-tid ]

adjective

1. unfeeling; unmerciful; pitiless.

   Synonyms: unforgiving, mean, merciless, heartless

hardhearted

/ ˌhɑːdˈhɑːtɪd /

adjective

1. unkind or intolerant

Derived Forms

• ˌhardˈheartedness, noun
• ˌhardˈheartedly, adverb

Other Words From

• hardhearted·ly adverb
• hardhearted·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hardhearted¹

1175–1225; Middle English hardherted. See hard, hearted ( def )

Example Sentences

The knight would be only a hardhearted warrior, oppressing the poor and miserable, and only interesting from his deeds of valor.

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Sally was mysteriously hardhearted about them, while fully admitting their claims on the public.

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He asked himself if he had not been hardhearted to fly away without saying good-bye to Solomon.

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But he knew of course there wouldn't any lady be hardhearted enough not to buy a picture of her own baby.

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It would be a hardhearted bandit who would despoil the gentle angler of his basket of trouts.

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