inured

[ in-yoord, ih-noord ]

adjective

1. hardened by frequent exposure, especially to something bad; accustomed:

   I realize that many teens have seen online porn and may be somewhat inured to scenes that seemed shocking to me.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of inure ( def ).

Other Words From

• in·ured·ness [in-, yoor, -id-nis, ih-, noor, -, in-, yoord, -, ih-, noord, -], noun
• un·in·ured adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of inured¹

inure ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

The tawdry details of the Clinton scandals differed, but the basic narrative was one to which Americans were becoming inured.

From The Daily Beast

Sadly, Americans have become inured to pathological behaviors.

From The Daily Beast

They are experienced with the grim side of husbandry, but they are not inured to it.

From The Daily Beast

Was it that I had become more inured to adversity, more philosophical, more of a Christian?

From Project Gutenberg

It was inured to constant, almost daily, combat with the enemy, of all arms and under every possible contingency.

From Project Gutenberg

It seemed as if my mind, instead of becoming inured to evil, grew more keenly susceptible of pain.

From Project Gutenberg

At the Thatcher house, Harwood caught fitful glimpses of Allen's father, a bird of passage inured to sleeping-cars.

From Project Gutenberg

They became accustomed to severe exercise, and were inured to patient and painful endurance.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• accustomed
• chronic
• deep-rooted
• deep-seated
• dyed-in-the-wool
• entrenched
• fixed
• habituated
• ingrained
• inveterate