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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 hardenedplay

  Familiarity information: CASE-HARDENED used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CASE-HARDENED (adjective)


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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