Callused

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of callus form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having calluses.

    "Fingers bruised from lifting boxes on the warehouse floor, palms calloused from delivery bike handlebars, knuckles scarred with kitchen burns: These are not hands that have been allowed to hold power."

Synonyms

All synonyms
callouscallousycallusy

Example

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"The blacksmith took the hammer in his callused hand."

Etymology

From callus + -ed.

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