hard-boiled
See also: hardboiled
English
Alternative forms
Adjective
hard-boiled (comparative more hard-boiled, superlative most hard-boiled)
- (of a boiled egg) Cooked to a solid consistency.
- (of a person, especially of a detective) Callous and unsentimental.
Related terms
- soft-boiled
- hard-boiled fiction
Translations
of an egg
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