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callous

adj
/ˈkæləs/UK

Etymology

From Latin callōsus (“hard-skinned”), from callum (“hardened skin”) + -ōsus.

  1. derived from callōsus — “hard-skinned”

Definitions

  1. Emotionally hardened

    Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.

    • She was so callous that she could criticise a cancer patient for wearing a wig.

  2. Having calluses, or relating to calluses.

  3. Alternative form of callus.

The neighborhood

Derived

uncallous

Vish — recursive loop

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