Definition of "heartless" []

• Devoid of compassion or feeling; pitiless. (adjective)
• Archaic Devoid of courage or enthusiasm; spiritless. (adjective)

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• "In a blistering essay titled "The Derailed Country," posted online this past week and then quickly removed by censors, Han Han, one of China's most popular bloggers, mocked the leadership for what he characterized as a heartless approach to development."
• "Dr Wortle, when he read and re-read the article, and when the jokes which were made upon it reached his ears, as they were sure to do, was nearly maddened by what he called the heartless iniquity of the world; but his state became still worse when he received an affectionate but solemn letter from the Bishop warning him of his danger."
• "Dr. Wortle, when he read and re-read the article, and when the jokes which were made upon it reached his ears, as they were sure to do, was nearly maddened by what he called the heartless iniquity of the world; but his state became still worse when he received an affectionate but solemn letter from the Bishop warning him of his danger."