1. Used of persons; emotionally hardened
   "faced a case-hardened judge"
   - hardened, hard-boiled

1. To subject to a process which converts the surface of iron into steel 
2. To render insensible to good influences

See also: hard

• soft wheat
• soft-boiled
• soft-cast steel
• soft-coated wheaten terrier
• soft-core
• soft-cover
• soft-cover book
• soft-finned
• soft-finned fish
• soft-footed
• soft-haired
• soft-nosed
• soft-shell clam
• soft-shell crab
• soft-shelled crab
• soft-shelled turtle
• soft-shoe
• soft-shoe dancing
• soft-shoe shuffle
• soft-soap
• soft-solder
• soft-spoken
• soft-witted
• softback
• softback book