ಅರ್ಥ : Used of persons. Emotionally hardened.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
Faced a case-hardened judge.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : case-hardened, hard-boiled
ಅರ್ಥ : Made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
A sword of tempered steel.
Tempered glass.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : tempered, toughened, treated
Not brought to a proper consistency or hardness.
Untempered mortar.ಅರ್ಥ : Protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons).
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
Hardened missile silos.
ಅರ್ಥ : Converted to solid form (as concrete).
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : set