Calloused (Adjective)
Meaning
Having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear; "calloused skin"; "with a workman's callous hands".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- His fingers, a map of years spent playing guitar, had developed a set of calloused tips.
- Her dancer's feet, toughened from countless rehearsals and performances, showed evidence of extremely calloused heels.
- Working in the fields without gloves left her hands severely calloused, an unsightly reminder of the demanding job.
- Decades spent holding his work shovel created deeply calloused palms, as his family lovingly often observed.
- Due to repeated impacts of handling hockey sticks for over two decades, a deeply calloused pair of hands made shooting or even writing hard at times.