callused en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English callus Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English callused From callus + -ed.
Meanings
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Having calluses.
Fingers bruised from lifting boxes on the warehouse floor, palms calloused from delivery bike handlebars, knuckles scarred with kitchen burns: These are not hands that have been allowed to hold power.
2025 November 5, Zohran Mamdani, “The Full Transcript of Zohran Mamdani’s Victory Speech”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Nov 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| calloused | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more callused | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most callused | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
callous · callousy · brawny · callusy
Translations (8)
ru мозо́листый (having calluses) · la callōsus (having calluses) · de schwielig (having calluses) · pl zrogowaciały (having calluses) · fi känsäinen (having calluses) · ca callós (having calluses) · fi känsittynyt (having calluses) · fr calleux (having calluses)