adjective as in strong fondness

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calloused, crude, rough-handed

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Example:After years of gardening, Maria developed calloused hands from working with plants and soil.

Definition:Having or showing hard, dry skin that has become rough through rubbing or hard work, typically on the hands or fingers of those who do hard physical labor.

From calloused

Example:The artist used crude tools to create some of her most famous paintings.

Definition:Not refined or elegant; rough and simple in appearance or manner, and informal or lacking in refinement.

From crude

Example:The old man had rough-handed, weathered skin from a lifetime of working in the outdoors.

Definition:Having or showing hands that are rough and sometimes hardened from manual labor.

From rough-handed