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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

• CASE-HARDENED (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Used of persons; emotionally hardened

Synonyms:

case-hardened; hardened; hard-boiled

Context example:

faced a case-hardened judge

Similar:

hard (dispassionate)

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