UNFEELINGLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does unfeelingly mean? 

• UNFEELINGLY (adverb)
  The adverb UNFEELINGLY has 2 senses:

1. without compassionate feelings

2. in a callous way

  Familiarity information: UNFEELINGLY used as an adverb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNFEELINGLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Without compassionate feelings

Context example:

unfeelingly, she required her maid to work on Christmas Day

Antonym:

feelingly (with great feeling)

Pertainym:

unfeeling (devoid of feeling for others)

Sense 2

Meaning:

In a callous way

Synonyms:

callously; unfeelingly

Context example:

he callously exploited their feelings

Pertainym:

unfeeling (devoid of feeling for others)

 Context examples 

Mrs. Weston and Emma tried earnestly to cheer him and turn his attention from his son-in-law, who was pursuing his triumph rather unfeelingly.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

With silent indignation Fanny repeated to herself, Never happier!—never happier than when doing what you must know was not justifiable!—never happier than when behaving so dishonourably and unfeelingly!

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

How could she have excited serious attachment in a man who had seen so many, and been admired by so many, and flirted with so many, infinitely her superiors; who seemed so little open to serious impressions, even where pains had been taken to please him; who thought so slightly, so carelessly, so unfeelingly on all such points; who was everything to everybody, and seemed to find no one essential to him?

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

I then saw him behaving, as it appeared to me, so very improperly and unfeelingly—I may speak of it now because it is all over—so improperly by poor Mr. Rushworth, not seeming to care how he exposed or hurt him, and paying attentions to my cousin Maria, which—in short, at the time of the play, I received an impression which will never be got over.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)