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I dont know how to spell this word?

The word describes something as rough , hard , and worn out from work

i think it's pronounce calist but it know how to spell it , help

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  • 1 decade ago
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    callus

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  • reneau
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    Spell Callous

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    I dont know how to spell this word?

    The word describes something as rough , hard , and worn out from work

    i think it's pronounce calist but it know how to spell it , help

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  • Bert H
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Take your pick.

    callous -

    A callus (or callosity) is an especially toughened area of skin which has become relatively thick and hard in response to repeated friction, pressure, or other irritation.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callus - Cached .

    Callous | Define Callous at Dictionary.com

    –adjective

    1. made hard; hardened.

    2. insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic: They have a callous attitude toward the sufferings of others.

    3. having a callus ...

    dictionary.reference.com/browse/callous - Cached

    Callous - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary

    Definition of CALLOUS.

    1: being hardened and thickened b: having calluses. callous hands

    2: a. feeling no emotion

    b: feeling or showing no sympathy for others ...

    www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/callous - Cached

    callus: Definition from Answers.com

    n. , pl. , -lus·es . A localized thickening and enlargement of the horny layer of the skin.

    Also called callosity.

    www.answers.com/topic/callus - Cached

    callous - definition of callous by the Free Online Dictionary ...

    cal·lous (k l s) adj.

    1. Having calluses; toughened: callous skin on the elbow.

    2. Emotionally hardened; unfeeling: a callous indifference to the suffering of others.

    www.thefreedictionary.com/callous - Cached

    Callus | Define Callus at Dictionary.com

    –noun

    1. Pathology, Physiology .

    a. a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity.

    b. a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone ...

    dictionary.reference.com/browse/callus - Cached

    callous: Definition, Synonyms from Answers.com

    adj. Having calluses; toughened: callous skin on the elbow.

    Emotionally hardened; unfeeling: a callous indifference to the suffering of others.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Calloused

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    callus (noun)

    or callused (adjective)

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