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Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-fee-ling
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈfi lɪŋ



Definition of unfeeling

Origin :
  • late Old English, "having no sensation," from un- (1) "not" + feeling (see feel (v.)). Meaning "devoid of kindly or tender feelings" is recorded from 1590s. Related: Unfeelingly.
  • adj hard-hearted, numb
Example sentences :
  • He is not so ungenerous a man as you think him: nor has he an unfeeling heart.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • I am better there, it is unfeeling in me to be here, when I can do the least thing there.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • He was by no means an unfeeling man, but he had his duty to do.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Of course it would be indelicate, if not unfeeling, to ask her about it.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 » by Various
  • And you are unfeeling, besides, for you remind me that I am very hungry.
  • Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • "They say that I am hard, bloodthirsty and unfeeling," he said in tones that were almost of complaint.
  • Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
  • And the son had been just the harsh, unfeeling offspring that might be looked for from such a union.
  • Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini
  • He was kind-hearted and affectionate; but Donna Gaetana was all that was cruel and unfeeling.
  • Extract from : « Gerald Fitzgerald » by Charles James Lever
  • They seemed so unfeeling, too, and so heartless at such a moment.
  • Extract from : « The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • He is a cold, harsh, unfeeling fellow, distrustful and false.
  • Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever

Synonyms for unfeeling

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