All 7 Uses of
callous
in
The Iceman Cometh
- HOPE—(with a dull callousness) Somebody croaked your Evelyn, eh?†
Act 3 *callousness = insensitivity (emotionally)
- Rocky's face is set in an expression of tired, callous toughness.†
Act 4
- CHUCK—(gets up—in a callous, brutal tone) My pig's in de back room, ain't she?†
Act 4
- Then Hope breaks into dully exasperated, brutally callous protest.†
Act 4
- So I— HOPE—(tries to ward this off by pounding with his glass on the table—with brutal, callous exasperation) Give us a rest, for the love of Christ!†
Act 4
- HOPE—(at first with the same defensive callousness—without looking at him) Who the hell cares?†
Act 4callousness = insensitivity (emotionally)
- I see what you're driving at, but I can't let you get away with—(Then, as Hope's expression turns to resentful callousness again and he looks away, he adds hastily with pleading desperation) Yes, Harry, of course, I've been out of my mind ever since!†
Act 4
Definition:
heartless (cruel lack of concern for other's feelings)
or an alternative spelling for callus--thickened skin that comes from rubbing as when having calluses on the hands from doing much work with a shovel
or an alternative spelling for callus--thickened skin that comes from rubbing as when having calluses on the hands from doing much work with a shovel