calloused

Variant of callous

adjective

  1. usually calloused
    1. having calluses
    2. thick and hardened
  2. lacking pity, mercy, etc.; unfeeling

Origin: ME < L callosus < callum, hard skin

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to make or become callous

noun

callus (sense )

Related Forms:

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