1having become or been made hard or harder:hardened steel
strengthened or made secure against attack, especially by nuclear weapons:the silos are hardened against air attack
2 [attributive] very experienced in a particular job or activity and therefore not easily upset by its more unpleasant aspects:hardened police officers [in combination]:a battle-hardened veteran
utterly fixed in a habit or way of life seen as bad:hardened criminalsa hardened liar
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Definition of hardened in the US English dictionary