case-hardened

Adjective
Synonyms: hardenedhard-boiled

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. used of persons; emotionally hardened“faced a case-hardened judge”Synonyms: hardenedhard-boiled
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Casehardened \Case"hard`ened\, a.

1.Having the surface hardened, as iron tools. [1913 Webster]

2.Hardened against, or insusceptible to, good influences; rendered callous by persistence in wrongdoing or resistance of good influences; -- said of persons. [1913 Webster]

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