Bad and Hardened

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Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.

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Hardened and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hardened" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Hardened adjective - Able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure.

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Bad and hardened are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Hardened".

Nearby Words: hardening, hardener

However, she and many others of the all-female crew still know that attempting trying to pick on the battle-hardened soldier is a very bad idea.

Source: Fanfic / Vandread Halo
She later tries to kill a bad guy, but Gilly stops her because she doesn't want to see Jan become hardened by killing like happened to Gilly.

Source: ARG / I Love Bees
This doesn't have to be bad (there are many settings where it's acceptable) but when you start seeing hardened military officers that are 16...

Source: Common Mary Sue Traits

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