hard shelled
/ˈhɑrdˌʃɛld/
adjective
- Having a hard outer covering or shell.
- Hard-shelled nuts like walnuts require a nutcracker to open.
- The hard-shelled turtle retreated into its shell when it sensed danger.
- The farmer collected hard-shelled beetles from the garden.
- Firmly established or resistant to change; rigid in attitude or belief.
- Her hard-shelled opinions on the matter made compromise difficult.
- The club's hard-shelled rules had been in place for decades.
- The hard-shelled traditionalist refused to accept any modern changes.
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