in·ured \-u̇(ə)rd, -u̇əd\adjective Etymology: from past participle of inure : adapted to existing conditions : accustomed to adverse elements : disciplined, hardy < our successors … may be graver, more inured and equable men — V.S.Pritchett > < a peasant … lean-faced, dark, wind-inured — Robert Lynd > • in·ured·ness\-u̇rdnə̇s, -u̇əd-, -u̇rə̇d-\noun-es