All 4 Uses
callous
in
The House of Hades
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- Annabeth wondered how even Hades could be so callous.†
p. 160.6 *
- If they were still on the body of Tartarus, Percy figured they must be on the bottom of his foot—a rough, calloused expanse where only the most disgusting plant life grew.†
p. 355.6
- Her hands were calloused and blistered from working with rope.†
p. 397.1
- She held up her calloused, grimy fingers.†
p. 399.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(callous as in: callous indifference) heartless (cruel lack of concern for other's feelings)
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(2)
(callous as in: a thick callous) thickened skin that comes from rubbing as when having calluses on the hands from doing much work with a shovel
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)