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callouses

callouses is the plural of callous.

Meaning of callous

Adjective

callous (comparative more callous, superlative most callous)

  1. (figuratively) Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
    • She was so callous that she could criticise a cancer patient for wearing a wig.
  2. (literally) Having calluses, or relating to calluses.

Questions about callouses

What is callouses the plural of?
Callouses is the plural of callous.

Words near callouses in the dictionary

  1. callot
  2. Callotian
  3. callots
  4. callous
  5. calloused
  6. callouses
  7. callousing
  8. callously
  9. callousness
  10. callousnesses
  11. callousy

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