unfeelingly

2 definitions found

unfeelingly - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Unfeeling \Un*feel"ing\, a.
     1. Destitute of feeling; void of sensibility; insensible;
        insensate.
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     2. Without kind feelings; cruel; hard-hearted.
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              To each his sufferings: all are men,
              Condemned alike to groan;
              The tender for another's pain,
              Th' unfeeling for his own.            --Gray.
        [1913 Webster] -- Un*feel"ing*ly, adv. --
        Un*feel"ing*ness, n.
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unfeelingly - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  unfeelingly
      adv 1: without compassionate feelings; "unfeelingly, she
             required her maid to work on Christmas Day" [ant:
             feelingly]
      2: in a callous way; "he callously exploited their feelings"
         [syn: callously, unfeelingly]