UNFEELING
ADJECTIVES
► CRUEL-HEARTED without feeling or pity for others; unfeeling, pitiless → a1616
► DEAD-HEARTED dead in feeling, callous, insensible → 1642
► DOG-HEARTED cruel, unfeeling, pitiless, malicious → 1608
► FLINTED hard, cruel, unfeeling → 1582 obs.
► HARD-HEART incapable of being moved to pity or tenderness; unfeeling; unmerciful ..1475 arch.
► HARD-HEARTED not susceptible to persuasion or to strong emotions; unfeeling; obdurate; cruel, merciless → c1225
► HARD-PLUCKED hard-hearted, unfeeling → 1857 colloq.
► PEBBLE-HEARTED hard-hearted; cruel; unfeeling → 1887
► ROCK-HEARTED cruel and unfeeling → 1656
► ROCKY of the heart or disposition: hard, unfeeling, unyielding → L16
► STONE-HEARTED cruel, hard-hearted, pitiless, merciless, unfeeling → 1569
► STONY insensible, unfeeling, as if consisting of stone → c1230
► STONY-HEARTED unfeeling; hard-hearted
► UMBROUS without emotion; cold, lacking warm feeling → 1483 obs.
► UNHEARTSOME without affection → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► UNNATURABLE unnatural, unfeeling → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
NOUNS – PERSON
► HARD-HEAD one not easily moved or swayed by sentiment; one dull of intellect → 1519
► SAVAGE a savage, cruel, or fierce person; an unfeeling or brutal person; also, one who is destitute of culture, or who is ignorant or neglectful of the rules of good behaviour; a coarse, uncouth person → 1606
► STAG a cold-hearted, unfeeling, selfish woman → 1910 Ireland (Bk.)
VERBS
► HARD HEART to make hard of heart or unfeeling; to make incapable of being moved to pity → 1581 obs.
► HAVE PLENTY OF GUTS BUT NO BOWELS to be unfeeling, even hard, merciless → L18 colloq.