hardened
Made physically hard.
Other meanings
Having been accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant through exposure or experience; inured.
“hardened police officers”
Unfeeling; pitiless; callous.
“The bloody scene could reduce even the most hardened soldier to tears.”
Synonyms
- tempered
- treated
Related words
- battle-hardened
- case-hardened
- nonhardened
- radiation-hardened
- unhardened
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “hardened” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.