toughened meaning and definition

TOUGHENED adjective

Definition of toughened (adjective)

1. physically toughened
   • "the tough bottoms of his feet"
   • synonyms: tough
   • antonym: tender
2. made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
   • "a sword of tempered steel"; "tempered glass"
   • synonyms: hardened, tempered, treated
   • antonym: unhardened