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Definition of “unfeeling

unfeeling (ʌnˈfiːlɪŋPronunciation for unfeeling

Definitions

adjective

  1. without sympathy; callous
  2. without physical feeling or sensation

Alternative Forms

unˈfeelingly adverb unˈfeelingness noun

Usage examples

  • "He came forward, and gave me a large unfeeling hug through the donkey jacket too thick for the weather.
    Adair, Tom (Intro), Three Kinds of Kissing - Scottish Short Stories (1993)
  • Even so, he is not a rubber stamp, unthinking, unfeeling and unmindful of any besmirching of the statute book.
    India Today (1998)
  • Sarah said it best: "It's a shame that society is that unfeeling.
    Toronto Sun (2003)
  • I suspect that both Charles and Camilla behaved in an unfeeling , insulting way to Diana.
    Times, Sunday Times (2005)
  • Her anguish, at the prospect of losing all that really mattered to her in this world, completely dissolved my hard core of unfeeling.
    Dervla Murphy, WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS (2002)

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