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HARD-BOILED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(eggs) cooked until the yolk is solid
Classified under:
Similar:
cooked (having been prepared for eating by the application of heat)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Used of persons; emotionally hardened
Example:
faced a case-hardened judge
Synonyms:
case-hardened; hard-boiled; hardened
Classified under:
Similar:
hard (dispassionate)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Tough and callous by virtue of experience
Synonyms:
hard-bitten; hard-boiled; pugnacious
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
tough (not given to gentleness or sentimentality)
