heartless
unfeeling; unkind; unsympathetic; harsh; cruel: heartless words; a heartless ruler.
Archaic. lacking courage or enthusiasm; spiritless; disheartened.
Origin of heartless
1Other words from heartless
- heart·less·ly, adverb
- heart·less·ness, noun
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How to use heartless in a sentence
Who heartlessly kicks Aziz Ansari into a hole, causing him to plummet to his death, instead of trying to save him?
‘This Is the End’ Craziest Moments Quiz: Which Celeb Did What? | Kevin Fallon | June 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAt least they won't get angry and accuse you of heartlessly trying to kill them in order to save a few dollars on tensor fields.
Why Not Make Social Security Benefits Even More Generous | Megan McArdle | March 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST"I am not certain, but I have engaged to go somewhere else," said Josephine, smiling heartlessly into the pure little face.
Alone | Marion HarlandTo every appeal they heartlessly refused to divulge the key to the lock-in.
Meeting of the Board | Alan Edward NourseIt was a tempting marriage, for it united the two great rival houses of Rome, and Eufrosina was heartlessly cast aside.
Romance of Roman Villas | Elizabeth W. (Elizbeth Williams) Champney
Why was the Spring Longing so insolently apparent in every bud and bough, and why did they flaunt it so heartlessly in his face?
Lives of the Fur Folk | M. D. HavilandI wouldn't mind betting that you cleaned him out, and then heartlessly turned him adrift.
In Friendship's Guise | Wm. Murray Graydon
British Dictionary definitions for heartless
/ (ˈhɑːtlɪs) /
unkind or cruel; hard-hearted
Derived forms of heartless
- heartlessly, adverb
- heartlessness, noun
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