a. 1. Without a heart. [ 1913 Webster ]
You have left me heartless; mine is in your bosom. J. Webster. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Destitute of courage; spiritless; despondent. [ 1913 Webster ]
Heartless they fought, and quitted soon their ground. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Heartless and melancholy. W. Irwing. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Destitute of feeling or affection; unsympathetic; cruel. “The heartless parasites.” Byron.
-- Heart"less*ly, adv. -- Heart"less*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]