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Callous
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Hardenes; indurated. "A callous hand." Goldsmith. "A callous ulcer." Dunglison.
2. Hardened in mind; insensible; unfeeling; unsusceptible. "The callous diplomatist." Macaulay. It is an immense blessing to be perfectly callous to ridicule. T. Arnold.
Synonyms: Obdurate; hard; hardened; indurated; insensible; unfeeling; unsusceptible. See Obdurate. Cal"lous*ly, adv. Cal"lous*ness, n. A callousness and numbness of soul. Bentley.