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Word entry · 7 letters

callous

Best crossword clue

"Hardened or insensitive"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈkæləs/Part of speech verb, adjectiveSorted acllosuStarts with CEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

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

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01Hardened or insensitive7 letters

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