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чёрствый — meaning in English

chyorstvyy

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English meaning

  • callous adj Showing no concern for the feelings or suffering of others.
  • stale adj No longer fresh; dried out or gone off, especially food or drink.

Senses

чёрствый is used for these senses in English:

  • callous (figurative) Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
  • stale No longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; clichéd, hackneyed, dated.

callous — full definition

  1. adj Showing no concern for the feelings or suffering of others.
  2. adj Having thickened, hardened skin.

stale — full definition

  1. adj No longer fresh; dried out or gone off, especially food or drink.
  2. adj No longer fresh or interesting; overused, clichéd, or dated.
  3. verb To become, or make, stale; to lose freshness or interest.

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