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CASE-HARDENED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does case-hardened mean?
• CASE-HARDENED (adjective)
The adjective CASE-HARDENED has 1 sense:
1. used of persons; emotionally hardened
Familiarity information: CASE-HARDENED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Used of persons; emotionally hardened
Synonyms:
case-hardened; hard-boiled; hardened
Context example:
faced a case-hardened judge
Similar:
hard (dispassionate)
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