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callusy

adj

Etymology

From callus + -y.

  1. borrowed from callum — “hard skin”
  2. suffixed as callusy — “callus + y”

Definitions

  1. Featuring or relating to a callus or calluses.

    • callusy hands
    • A few days before, I snicked my forefinger with the curved banana knife at the store, and a callusy scab toughened the ball of my fingertip.
    • Her eyes radiated the gentlest strength I had ever experienced, her tough, hot, callusy hands supported me with the full intensity of her life.

  2. Resembling a callus or calluses (but different).

    • callusy tumors

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA