callous
Example Sentences
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I am, by the average measure, certainly no callous stoic.
From Salon
“The offenses alleged in the indictment show a criminal group that acted with callous disregard for our nation’s immigration laws and no regard for the immigrants that they smuggled,” McNally said.
From Los Angeles Times
They were selfish, rude, callous, and displayed a complete lack of basic human empathy.
From BBC
"The evidence presented to the jury demonstrated that Richard Jones bore full responsibility for his callous actions."
From BBC
Wambaugh’s characters were morally flexible, heroic, repugnant, compassionate, callous, deeply flawed, darkly comical — in a word, real.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
