HARDENED
Scrabble letter values: H4A1R1D2E1N1E1D2 = 13
Definition
- adjective used of persons. — synonyms: case-hardened, hard-boiled
- adjective made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment. — synonyms: tempered, treated, toughened
- adjective protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons).
- adjective made tough by habitual exposure. — synonyms: enured, inured
- adjective converted to solid form (as concrete). — synonyms: set
Examples
- “emotionally hardened”
- “faced a case-hardened judge”
- “a sword of tempered steel”