calloused
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4.4
- adjective
- /ˈkæl.əst/
- UK
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calloso
- I spend whole evenings watching the way his calloused hands grip the sides of his chair, pleased, impatient, then angry.
- calloused hands
I paid royally in the beginning until, until I got calloused nipples, right?
- I paid royally in the beginning until, until I got calloused nipples, right?
- He grasps it in his firm, calloused fingers.
Examples
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His calloused hands showed years of hard work in the field.
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No matter how much I work with them, they never grow as calloused as my father's.
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Harris just looked at his hands, calloused and yellow but unwrinkled, like a pair of old feet.
Fiction book (1997) -
And my feet, my soft, supple feet have gotten calloused so quickly, and it's just a nightmare.
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He lifted a dark, calloused hand and touched my cheek.
Fiction book (1996) -
He drove with one hand, his calloused right fist closing around the double-barrelled scattergun he carried beside him and thumbing back the hammers.
Fiction book (1992) -
After years of playing guitar, my fingers became calloused and tough.
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The athlete's calloused feet were a testament to his intense training routine.
Synonyms
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5.2
Skin that has become hard and thick after repeated use
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4.1
Having hard, thick skin on the hands or feet from repeated rubbing
How Tough
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Calloused comes from the noun callus, which means 'hard skin'. A callus is a small protective patch the body makes where skin is rubbed, so calloused skin is thick and tough after repeated pressure.