hardhearted
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 ● Dec. 12, 2023
To not give it a standing ovation is to be hardhearted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2023
Am I wrong, or are they hardhearted here?
From Washington Post ● Nov. 7, 2022
He refers to them together as “children,” which is factually true, but also emphasizes the point that surviving in a hardhearted environment — even thinking of survival — requires a certain innocence.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 23, 2021
And the living son, the child, Roy, was headlong already, and hardhearted: he lay at home, silent now, and bitter against his father, a bandage on his forehead.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
