hardened vs out on one's feet

hardened

adj
  • Unfeeling; pitiless; callous. 

  • Inured; toughened. 

  • Firmly established or unlikely to change; inveterate. 

  • Having extra defences against attack; highly fortified. 

out on one's feet

adj
  • Stupefied; dazed; nonfunctional. 

  • Standing erect but not consciously aware of one's surroundings, or only minimally aware, and having little or no ability to control one's bodily actions, as a result of physical injury or exhaustion. 

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