1. Characterizing something as being callous, cold-blooded or remorseless: Some television programs have a character who is presented as an indurated person who is emotionally hardened and shameless as he or she is committing criminal acts.
2. Descriptive of an object as solid or physically toughened: When a person has trained at a fitness studio for a long time and his or her muscles have become very firm, but not as hard as a rock or bone, they can be regarded as being indurated.