Definition & Meaning of "inured"in English

inured

accustomed to something undesirable or unpleasant through prolonged exposure

Grammatical Information

Composition

past participle adjective

qualitative

Superlative

most inured

Comparative

more inured

gradable

domain

adaptation, psychology, experience

Examples

The miners are so inured to hazardous working conditions after decades on the job that danger no longer concerns them.

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