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thick-skinned
[thik-skind]
adjective
having a thick skin.
insensitive or hardened to criticism, reproach, rebuff, etc.
thick-skinned
adjective
insensitive to criticism or hints; not easily upset or affected
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of thick-skinned1
Example Sentences
Before seeing “The Substance,” I considered myself to be generally thick-skinned about blood and guts.
But the waxed, thick-skinned cucumbers often found in supermarkets are best peeled and seeded.
Natalie, who had treatment for thyroid cancer, says she learnt how to be thick-skinned but it still ruined her experience of dating.
Case is the embittered, thick-skinned trauma survivor to Bob’s straight-laced, God-fearing lawman.
Then “Glassworks” pivots to Edward’s daughter, Novak, a “thick-skinned, self-sustaining” window washer.
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