hard-boiled
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hard-boiled
adjective more hard-boiled · most hard-boiled · hardboiled · hard boiled
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Of a boiled egg, cooked to a solid consistency.
Opposite: runny, soft-boiled
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Of a person, especially a detective, callous and unsentimental.
He told me afterward that he tried to find his folks and square himself—and maybe it was the truth—but some of the hard-boiled townspeople found him, instead, and he had a running fight all the way to the depot.
Similar: harsh, severe, brutal, callous, cold, insensate, hardhanded, cold-eyed, cruel, dour, thick-skinned, flint-hearted
- Written in a laconic, dispassionate, often ironic style for a realistic, unsentimental effect.
verb hardboiled · hard boiled
- simple past and past participle of hard-boil
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verb of an egg
| Español | duro |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 堅くゆでた kataku yudeta |
| 中文 | 全熟 quánshú |
| Português | cozido |
| Français | cuit dur |
| Deutsch | hartgekocht |
| Italiano | sodo |
| Română | fiert tare |
| Русский | вкруту́ю vkrutúju |
| עברית | קשה kasha, מבושלת קשה m'vushelet kasha, קשה מבושלת kasha m'vushelet |
verb callous
| 日本語 | ハードボイルド hādoboirudo |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | hartgesotten |
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