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Without a heart.

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  1. a. Without a heart.
  2. a. Destitute of courage; spiritless; despodent.
  3. a. Destitute of feeling or affection; unsympathetic; cruel.
  4. adj. lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
  5. adj. devoid of courage or enthusiasm
  6. 1. Without a heart. You have left me heartess; mine is in your bosom. J. Webster. 2. Destitute of courage; spiritless; despodent. Heartless they fought, and quitted soon their ground. Dryden. Heartless and melancholy. W. Irwing. 3. Destitute of feeling or affection; unsympathetic; cruel. "The heartless parasites." Byron. -- Heart"less*ly, adv. -- Heart"less*ness, n.
  7. j:100 s. devoid of courage or enthusiasm