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thickskinned

thickskinned is the alternative spelling of thick-skinned.

Meaning of thick-skinned

Adjective

thick-skinned (comparative thicker-skinned, superlative thickest-skinned)

  1. Having a thick skin.
  2. Not easily offended.
  3. Insensitive to the feelings of others; callous.
  4. (obsolete) Obtuse, thick, intellectually dull or insensitive.
    • They that are ſo thick skinned as ſtill to credit the ſtory of the Phœnix, may ſay ſomething for animall burning: […]1658, Thomas Browne, “Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall. […]. Chapter I”, in Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall, […] Together with The Garden of Cyrus, […], London: […] Hen[ry] Brome […], →OCLC, page 1

Forms of thickskinned

comparativemore thickskinned
superlativemost thickskinned

Questions about thickskinned

What is thickskinned the alternative spelling of?
Thickskinned is the alternative spelling of thick-skinned.

Words near thickskinned in the dictionary

  1. thickshake
  2. thickshakes
  3. thickskin
  4. thickskin shark
  5. thickskin sharks
  6. thickskinned
  7. thickskins
  8. thickskull
  9. thickskulled
  10. thickskulls
  11. thicksome

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