adjective
- having calluses; hardened and thickened
- emotionally hardened; unfeeling or insensitive
Usage: typically describing skin on hands or feet
Usage: figurative use
Examples
- His calloused hands showed years of manual labor.
- The guitarist’s fingertips were calloused from constant practice.
- Her feet became calloused after walking barefoot all summer.
- The war had left him calloused and emotionally distant.
- Years of criticism had made her calloused to harsh words.
- The farmer’s calloused palms gripped the plow handle firmly.