Hardened
Hardened adjective - Able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure.
Usage example: hardened from years of deprivation and grief, the man regarded the house fire as just another misfortune in a life filled with them
Sensitive
Sensitive adjective - Easily injured without careful handling.
Usage example: the sensitive skin of a newborn mouse
Both words in one sentence
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During his interactions with Leo, Kouga comes off as the more mature, battle-hardened, and cynical whereas Leo is idealistic, sensitive, and emotional.
Source: Series / GARO -
In Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane we meet Twitchtip who has such a sensitive nose that she is called a "sent seer." Among other things she can detect the sent of a rager, newly hardened volcanic rock, a whirlpool, and the color of Boots' shirt from out side the castle tower Boots is in.
Source: The Nose Knows - At the end of the filming, the skin of his soles was so hardened that he could walk around without pain, but it later fell off and left him with very sensitive feet, to the point that nowadays he can't walk barefoot on the beach without feeling pain.
Source: Creator / Pepe Carabias
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