| Main Entry: | hard-shell |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confirmed |
Synonyms: |
accepted, accustomed, chronic, deep-rooted, deep-seated, dyed-in-the-wool, entrenched, firmly established, fixed, habituated, hardened, ineradicable, ingrained, inured, inveterate, irradicable, long-established, proved, seasoned, set, settled, staid, val |