| ADJECTIVE | all | case-hardened, hardened, hard-boiled | used of persons |
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| Meaning | Used of persons; emotionally hardened. | |
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| Example | "faced a case-hardened judge" | |
| Synonyms | hardened, hard-boiled | |
| Broader | hard | dispassionate |
| Spanish | calloso, endurecido | |
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