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