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hard·heart·ed

(härd′här′tĭd)

adj.

Lacking in feeling or compassion; pitiless and cold.

hard′heart′ed·ly adv.

hard′heart′ed·ness n.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

hardhearted

(ˌhɑːdˈhɑːtɪd)

adj

unkind or intolerant

ˌhardˈheartedly adv

ˌhardˈheartedness n

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hard•heart•ed

(ˈhɑrdˈhɑr tɪd)

adj.

unfeeling; unmerciful; pitiless.

[1175–1225]

hard′heart′ed•ly, adv.

hard′heart′ed•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	hardhearted - lacking in feeling or pity or warmth heartless soft-boiled, softhearted - easily moved to pity or sorrow; "a softhearted judge"
	2.	hardhearted - devoid of feeling for others; "an unfeeling wretch" stonyhearted, unfeeling uncompassionate - lacking compassion or feeling for others; "nor silver-shedding tears could penetrate her uncompassionate sire"- Shakespeare

hardhearted

adjective

Completely lacking in compassion:

callous, cold-blooded, cold-hearted, compassionless, hard, hard-boiled, hardened, heartless, obdurate, stonyhearted, unfeeling.

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