thick-skinned adjective4 •Having a thick skin. •Not easily offended. •Insensitive to the feelings of others; callous. •(no longer used) Obtuse, thick, intellectually dull or insensitive.They that are so thick skinned as still to credit the story of the Phoenix, may say something for animall burning: […] — 1658 formsthicker-skinned · thickest-skinned