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Grammar : Adv
Spell : kal-uhs
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæl əs



Definition of callously

Origin :
  • c.1400, "hardened," in the physical sense, from Latin callosus "thick-skinned," from callus, callum "hard skin" (see callus). The figurative sense of "unfeeling" appeared in English by 1670s. Related: Callously; callousness.
  • As in brutally : adv cruelly, without remorse
  • As in in cold blood : adv in an unemotional manner
Example sentences :
  • Callously, she had struck right and left for room to get to her feet.
  • Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore » by Pauline Lester
  • “Send them a Christmas card, and be done with it,” cried Jill callously.
  • Extract from : « Betty Trevor » by Mrs. G. de Horne Vaizey
  • He stared in wonder at his own wife as she told him his own heart so callously.
  • Extract from : « The Rainbow » by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
  • “Then I just took her knife and her food, and went,” the woman said, callously.
  • Extract from : « The Woman from Outside » by Hulbert Footner
  • "You can say that for me, too," the lanista agreed, callously.
  • Extract from : « Triplanetary » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • She started as if stung with the very lash with which he so callously threatened her.
  • Extract from : « The Tangled Skein » by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
  • What will you say when I tell you that though I played the lawyer so callously, they made me think so too?
  • Extract from : « Man And Superman » by George Bernard Shaw
  • The result of those years has been torn from us, callously, brutally.
  • Extract from : « The Great Gold Rush » by W. H. P. (William Henry Pope) Jarvis
  • "Well then—to put the matter to the test," said he callously.
  • Extract from : « Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House) » by James S. De Benneville
  • "Let us leave the corpse; I am thirsty," Gregorio answered, callously.
  • Extract from : « Stories by English Authors: Africa » by Various

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