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hardened
[ hahr-dnd ]
adjective
- made or become hard or harder.
- pitiless; unfeeling.
- firmly established or unlikely to change; inveterate:
a hardened criminal.
- inured; toughened:
a hardened trooper.
- rigid; unyielding:
a hardened attitude.
- (of a missile base) equipped to launch missiles from underground silos.
- (of a missile) capable of being launched from an underground silo.
hardened
/ ˈɑːəԻ /
adjective
- rigidly set, as in a mode of behaviour
- toughened, as by custom; seasoned
- (of a nuclear missile site) constructed to withstand a nuclear attack
Other Word Forms
- i·IJԱ adjective
- ܲ·IJԱ adjective
- ɱ-IJԱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
After these infernos, invasive grasses often took over in hardened, infertile soils.
Instead of removing the hardened material, they extracted her own tissue, leaving her skin loose.
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.
Lines that are not placed underground will be hardened and covered with insulation.
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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