Case-hardened
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Case-hardened is an adjective meaning (metallurgy) Of metal: harder at its surface, due to a case hardening process.
Meaning
(metallurgy) Of metal: harder at its surface, due to a case hardening process.
More Meanings
- (figuratively, by extension) Hardened by experience.
Example Sentences
Even a case-hardened monorailist must blench at the thought of the storm such a proposition would create.
Synonyms for case-hardened
Depending on context, synonyms include hard, hardened, hard-boiled.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hardened, hard, hard-boiled, hard-won, hard-nosed, hard-fisted.
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