Callous (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear; "calloused skin"; "with a workman's callous hands".
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Examples
- The worker's hands were callous from years of handling rough machinery.
- Her callous fingers moved quickly and precisely as she strummed the guitar.
- After a season of playing guitar, his fingertips were completely callous.
- The hiker's calloused feet were hardened from months of walking on rugged terrain.
- The farmer's callous hands were a testament to his years of physical labor in the fields.
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Meaning 2
Emotionally hardened; "a callous indifference to suffering"; "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion".
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All adjective clusters.