un|feel´ing|ly

un|feel´ing|ly
un|feel|ing «uhn FEE lihng», adjective.
1. not kind or compassionate; hard-hearted; cruel: »

a cold, unfeeling person, an unfeeling remark. Can it be? That men should live with such unfeeling souls? (Ben Jonson).

SYNONYM(S): unsympathetic.
2. not able to feel; without sensory power or capacity; insensible: »

an unfeeling statue for his wife (William Cowper).

un|feel´ing|ly, adverb.
un|feel´ing|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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