Antonyms for callously
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : kal-uhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæl əs |
Definition of callously
Origin :- c.1400, "hardened," in the physical sense, from Latin callosus "thick-skinned," from callus, callum "hard skin" (see callus). The figurative sense of "unfeeling" appeared in English by 1670s. Related: Callously; callousness.
- As in brutally : adv cruelly, without remorse
- As in in cold blood : adv in an unemotional manner
- Callously, she had struck right and left for room to get to her feet.
- Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore » by Pauline Lester
- “Send them a Christmas card, and be done with it,” cried Jill callously.
- Extract from : « Betty Trevor » by Mrs. G. de Horne Vaizey
- He stared in wonder at his own wife as she told him his own heart so callously.
- Extract from : « The Rainbow » by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
- “Then I just took her knife and her food, and went,” the woman said, callously.
- Extract from : « The Woman from Outside » by Hulbert Footner
- "You can say that for me, too," the lanista agreed, callously.
- Extract from : « Triplanetary » by Edward Elmer Smith
- She started as if stung with the very lash with which he so callously threatened her.
- Extract from : « The Tangled Skein » by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
- What will you say when I tell you that though I played the lawyer so callously, they made me think so too?
- Extract from : « Man And Superman » by George Bernard Shaw
- The result of those years has been torn from us, callously, brutally.
- Extract from : « The Great Gold Rush » by W. H. P. (William Henry Pope) Jarvis
- "Well then—to put the matter to the test," said he callously.
- Extract from : « Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House) » by James S. De Benneville
- "Let us leave the corpse; I am thirsty," Gregorio answered, callously.
- Extract from : « Stories by English Authors: Africa » by Various
Synonyms for callously
- atrociously
- barbarically
- barbarously
- brutishly
- calculatedly
- callously
- coldheartedly
- coldly
- cruelly
- deliberately
- demoniacally
- diabolically
- dispassionately
- ferally
- ferociously
- fiercely
- hardheartedly
- heartlessly
- in cold blood
- indifferently
- inexorably
- inhumanely
- inhumanly
- intentionally
- meanly
- mercilessly
- murderously
- pitilessly
- premeditatedly
- relentlessly
- remorselessly
- ruthlessly
- savagely
- something fierce
- something terrible
- unemotionally
- unfeelingly
- unkindly
- unrelentingly
- viciously
- with full intent
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