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hardened

[ hahr-dnd ]

adjective

  1. made or become hard or harder.
  2. pitiless; unfeeling.
  3. firmly established or unlikely to change; inveterate:

    a hardened criminal.

  4. inured; toughened:

    a hardened trooper.

  5. rigid; unyielding:

    a hardened attitude.

  6. (of a missile base) equipped to launch missiles from underground silos.
  7. (of a missile) capable of being launched from an underground silo.


hardened

/ ˈɑːəԻ /

adjective

  1. rigidly set, as in a mode of behaviour
  2. toughened, as by custom; seasoned
  3. (of a nuclear missile site) constructed to withstand a nuclear attack
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • i·󲹰IJԱ adjective
  • ܲ·󲹰IJԱ adjective
  • ɱ-󲹰IJԱ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hardened1

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; harden, -ed 2
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After these infernos, invasive grasses often took over in hardened, infertile soils.

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Instead of removing the hardened material, they extracted her own tissue, leaving her skin loose.

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This county-level move comes a year after the Los Angeles City Council launched a pilot program targeting 20 intersections with prolific street takeover activity and installed hardened center lines to deter motorists from doing stunts.

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Lines that are not placed underground will be hardened and covered with insulation.

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Scenes from the territory broadcast on 7 October, combined with the testimony from hostages that has now emerged, have hardened Israeli views when it comes to the suffering of Palestinians.

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