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cold-hearted

[ kohld-hahr-tid ]

/ ˈkoʊldˈhɑr tɪd /

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adjective

lacking sympathy or feeling; indifferent; unkind.

Origin of cold-hearted

First recorded in 1600–10

OTHER WORDS FROM cold-hearted

cold·heart·ed·ly, adjective cold-heart·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby cold-hearted

cold-chisel, cold-cock, cold-cure resin, cold-draw, cold-drawn, cold-hearted, cold-pack, cold-patch, cold-pressed, cold-roll, cold-rolled

Example sentences from the Web for cold-hearted

If it is true I can not understand that anybody can be so cruel and cold-hearted.

Dead and Beautiful: The Art of Taxidermy |William O’Connor |April 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Catherine Zeta-Jones could play the cold-hearted heiress Veronica Lodge.

Lights, Camera, Cocktails |Brody Brown |September 17, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
I should think you rather a cold-hearted girl, who didn't like people and didn't mind letting them know it.

A Little Country Girl |Susan Coolidge
She would have earned her maintenance by her management and savings—considering the matter even in this cold-hearted way.

Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. I (of 2) |Samuel Taylor Coleridge

He told me not to trouble myself, as the firm was not cold-hearted.

The People of the Abyss |Jack London
She was too proud, too cold-hearted—made too much display with her money.

The White Rose of Memphis |William C. Falkner
Also she had in Ebenezer a cold-hearted scoundrel who backed her up completely.

Under the Chinese Dragon |F. S. Brereton

British Dictionary definitions for cold-hearted

cold-hearted

adjective

lacking in feeling or warmth; unkind

Derived forms of cold-hearted

cold-heartedly, adverb cold-heartedness, noun