hardened
adjective
made or become hard or harder.
well-hardened
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a word derived from
hardened.
Example Sentences
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He planted himself before the mirror and, doubling up either arm, felt the well-hardened muscles.
From The Varmint by Frederic Rodrigo Gruger
Short, lateral shoots, well-hardened, were not available in May. b.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 44th Annual Meeting Rochester, N.Y. August 31 and September 1, 1953 by Northern Nut Growers Association
He had grown well-hardened to pitiful scenes in his life-time; but he shrunk from telling Eunice that her brother could not live.
From Further Chronicles of Avonlea by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
In the center of the court on a well-hardened adobe floor there is a circular walled fire pit containing an abundance of ashes, and on either side of it are foundations of small rectangular structures.
From Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by United States. Dept. of the Interior
“What, D’Arcy, my boy! is it you, indeed, come back to us after all?” he cried, seizing both my hands in his own well-hardened paws.
From Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman by C. J. de Lacey
