hardened.
Made physically hard.
Meaning & usage
Made physically hard.
hardened steel
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.
Firmly established in a behavior seen as bad; unlikely to change one's ways; inveterate.
hardened criminals
Having extra defences against attack; highly fortified.
a hardened air base
a hardened server
simple past and past participle of harden
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