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

To not give it a standing ovation is to be hardhearted.

From Los Angeles Times

Am I wrong, or are they hardhearted here?

From Washington Post

Davis, he added, “offers a dark, almost unrelievedly oppressive picture of life in a tough, hardhearted city.”

From Los Angeles Times

The novel’s omniscient narrator tells us that, early on, the hardhearted Nellie “supposed she should come to terms with the concept of ‘fun.’

From Washington Post