iron-hearted

[ ahy-ern-hahr-tid ]

adjective

1. cruel; heartless; unfeeling.

Other Words From

• iron-hearted·ly adverb
• iron-hearted·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of iron-hearted¹

First recorded in 1610–20

Example Sentences

Then again they would be as iron-hearted in their demands, as though we were free from sufferings, and in affluent circumstances.

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But the Pincheyra was one of those iron-hearted men who took no account of apparently impossible things.

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They were not such as that iron-hearted leader would have chosen for the terrible warfare which he had in view.

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"Bad luck attind me if I don't shake it out o' you, you iron-hearted ould Craysus," replied the other, doggedly.

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The name tells of disaster and suffering, but does no justice to the iron-hearted constancy of the sufferer.

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