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calloused
cal·lous C0041100 (kăl′əs)adj.1. Having calluses; toughened: callous skin on the elbow.2. Emotionally hardened; unfeeling: a callous indifference to the suffering of others.tr. & intr.v. cal·loused, cal·lous·ing, cal·lous·es To make or become callous.
[Middle English, from Old French cailleux, from Latin callōsus, from callum, hard skin.]
cal′lous·ly adv.cal′lous·ness n.Usage Note: Do not confuse the adjective callous, as in Years of dealing with criminals had left her callous, with the noun callus, as in I have a callus on my thumb. Also, do not confuse the verb callous, which means "to make or become callous," with the verb callus "to form or develop hardened tissue."calloused (ˈkæləst) or callusedadj (Pathology) roughened; hardenedThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | calloused - having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear; "calloused skin"; "with a workman's callous hands"callous, thickenedtoughened, tough - physically toughened; "the tough bottoms of his feet" |
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