heart·less

[hahrt-lis]
adjective
1.
unfeeling; unkind; unsympathetic; harsh; cruel: heartless words; a heartless ruler.
2.
Archaic. lacking courage or enthusiasm; spiritless; disheartened.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English herteles, Old English heortlēas. See heart, -less

heart·less·ly, adverb
heart·less·ness, noun
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heartless (ˈhɑːtlɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
unkind or cruel; hard-hearted
 
'heartlessly
 
adv
 
'heartlessness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

heartless
early 14c., from heart + -less. Originally "dejected;" sense of "callous, cruel" is not certainly attested before Shelley used it so in 1816.
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Example sentences
Though apparently it means submission to a beneficent law, in reality the sign
  is a heartless, cruel joke.
Being fiscally prudent doesn't necessitate being heartless.
Not to sound heartless, but how bad are things really.
No public figure wants to seem heartless, after all.
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