Entry Word: hardened

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure <hardened from years of deprivation and grief, the man regarded the house fire as just another misfortune in a life filled with them> — see hardy 1
2 sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion <hardened cynics regarded those TV shows as being anything but reality-based> — see obstinate