Heart″less, a. 1. Without a heart.
You have left me heartless; mine is in your bosom. J. Webster.
2. Destitute of courage; spiritless; despondent.
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.