Antonyms for hard shell

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : hahrd-shel

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑrdˌʃɛl

Definition of hard shell

As in stern : adj serious, authoritarian
As in hard-shell : adj confirmed
As in ineradicable : adj confirmed
As in irradicable : adj confirmed
As in confirmed : adj habitual; rooted
As in harsh : adj nasty, abusive
As in headstrong : adj stubborn
As in thick skin : noun ability to withstand

Example sentences :

He has a hard shell, but he is a good fellow, and as innocent of his brother's death as I am.
Extract from : « Paul Patoff » by F. Marion Crawford

It was flat in shape, like a big turtle; only it hadn't a turtle's hard shell.
Extract from : « Policeman Bluejay » by L. Frank Baum

It was like a common spider, but larger, and had a hard shell like a crab.
Extract from : « Harper's Young People, May 18, 1880 » by Various

Within the thin, hard shell of the nut is the seed, which is the nutmeg of commerce.
Extract from : « The Malay Archipelago » by Alfred Russell Wallace

As it is, our little crabs must grow their hard shell, or they've no chance.'
Extract from : « The Whirlpool » by George Gissing

The Spider cannot break the hard shell or get at the hermit through the opening.
Extract from : « Insect Adventures » by J. Henri Fabre

He was too young—and he was still encased in the hard shell of happiness.
Extract from : « Shadows of Flames » by Amelie Rives

The nut is medium-sized with a hard shell of ordinary thickness.
Extract from : « English Walnuts » by Various

Even a hard shell is not to be despised when no other is attainable.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 2, No. 29, October 15, 1870 » by Various

For you, show you the hard shell and you will trust it contains the choice flesh.
Extract from : « Gunman's Reckoning » by Max Brand

Synonyms for hard shell

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