Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a callous, hardened, or unfeeling manner.
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- adverb In a
callous manner; done without regard to others'sensitivities .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a callous way
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Examples
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Louise is a compulsive cleaner, and Benjamin callously exploits fragile women for his own sexual satisfaction.
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AGENT RAY LUNDIN, KANSAS BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION: And I remember how he kind of callously said, you know, "She was over there yelling, you know, 'Mama, mama, mama!' something like that."
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And he warned that a Conservative government would "callously" return Britain to the
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Members relished a soliloquy of Launce to his shoes, who spin his relatives as they bewail his depart for unfamiliar shoresin sharp contrariety to his dog Crab, who callously refuses to strew a tear (2.3).
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Present and future releases of information by the Netherlands National Archive on "Jew hunters," and other black-hearted informants and collaborators who so callously contributed to the Holocaust will go a long way towards such "justice and accountability," even with the understandable caveats and restrictions.
Dorian de Wind: This Yom HaShoah: Closure or Anguish for Families of Dutch Holocaust Victims? Dorian de Wind 2011
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Present and future releases of information by the Netherlands National Archive on "Jew hunters," and other black-hearted informants and collaborators who so callously contributed to the Holocaust will go a long way towards such "justice and accountability," even with the understandable caveats and restrictions.
Dorian de Wind: This Yom HaShoah: Closure or Anguish for Families of Dutch Holocaust Victims? Dorian de Wind 2011
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This decision callously puts thousands of children in harm's way.
Robert Alvarez: Japan's Nuclear Catastrophe Leaves Little to Celebrate on Children's Day Robert Alvarez 2011
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Members relished a soliloquy of Launce to his shoes, who spin his relatives as they bewail his depart for unfamiliar shoresin sharp contrariety to his dog Crab, who callously refuses to strew a tear (2.3).
Philadelphia Reflections: Shakspere Society of Philadelphia admin 2009
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A recent government decision callously put thousands of kids in harm's way.
Robert Alvarez: Japan's Nuclear Catastrophe Leaves Little to Celebrate on Children's Day Robert Alvarez 2011
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Present and future releases of information by the Netherlands National Archive on "Jew hunters," and other black-hearted informants and collaborators who so callously contributed to the Holocaust will go a long way towards such "justice and accountability," even with the understandable caveats and restrictions.
Dorian de Wind: This Yom HaShoah: Closure or Anguish for Families of Dutch Holocaust Victims? Dorian de Wind 2011
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