hardhearted
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- hardheartedly adverb
- hardheartedness noun
Etymology
Origin of hardhearted
1175–1225; Middle English hardherted. See hard, hearted ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The word "cruel" originates from the Latin word crudelis, which is defined as "hardhearted, bloodthirsty, unmerciful and inhuman."
From Salon
To not give it a standing ovation is to be hardhearted.
From Los Angeles Times
Am I wrong, or are they hardhearted here?
From Washington Post
Davis, he added, “offers a dark, almost unrelievedly oppressive picture of life in a tough, hardhearted city.”
From Los Angeles Times
The novel’s omniscient narrator tells us that, early on, the hardhearted Nellie “supposed she should come to terms with the concept of ‘fun.’
From Washington Post
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