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Inherited from Old East Slavic чьрствъ (čĭrstvŭ), from Proto-Slavic *čьrstvъ.

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чёрствый (čórstvyj) (comparative (по)черстве́е or (по)черстве́й)

  1. stale
  2. hardhearted, callous (emotionally hardened)

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