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Definition of Hardhearted
1. Adjective. Lacking in feeling or pity or warmth.
Similar to: Flint, Flinty, Granitic, Obdurate, Stony
Derivative terms: Hardheartedness, Heartlessness
Antonyms: Softhearted
2. Adjective. Devoid of feeling for others. "An unfeeling wretch"
Similar to: Uncompassionate
Derivative terms: Hardheartedness, Unfeelingness
Definition of Hardhearted
1. a. Unsympathetic; inexorable; cruel; pitiless.
Definition of Hardhearted
1. Adjective. Lacking in compassion; cold and pitiless. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hardhearted
Literary usage of Hardhearted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Synonymes, with Copious Illustrations and Explanations, Drawn from by George Crabb (1854)
"hardhearted is here, as the word hard (в. Hard) the strongest of these terms: in
... A hardhearted man muet always be cruel; but it is possible to be crud, ..."
2. English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order by George Crabb (1826)
"hardhearted is here, as the word hard- (v. Hard,) the strongest of these terms :
in regard to CRUEL, it bespeaks a settled character; whereas that may be ..."
3. English Synonyms Explained: With Copious Illustrations and Examples, Drawn by George Crabb (1844)
"A hardhearted parent ìs a monster who spurns from him the buha» that owes his
existence to him, and depends upon inni for support. ..."
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