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adjective
- 1. (of an egg) boiled until the white and the yolk are solid.
- 2. (of a person) tough and cynical: "a hard-boiled Hollywood producer"
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6 Jul 2011 · The meaning of HARD-BOILED is boiled until both white and yolk have solidified. How to use hard-boiled in a sentence. Did you know?
used to describe a style of story, usually about crime and detectives (= people who solve crimes), that includes unpleasant or violent details: This is a series that comes from the tradition of hard-boiled detective novels. used to describe a typical character from this style of story, who is strong and determined and shows little emotion:
used to describe a style of story, usually about crime and detectives (= people who solve crimes), that includes unpleasant or violent details: This is a series that comes from the tradition of hard-boiled detective novels. used to describe a typical character from this style of story, who is strong and determined and shows little emotion:
Definition of hard-boiled adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A hard-boiled egg has been boiled in its shell until the whole of the inside is solid.
adjective. Cooking. (of an egg) boiled boil in the shell long enough for the yolk and white to solidify. Informal. tough; unsentimental: a hard-boiled vice-squad detective. marked by a direct, clear-headed approach; realistic: a hard-boiled appraisal of the foreign situation.
hard-boiled definition: A hard-boiled egg has been boiled with its shell on, until the inside is solid.. Learn more.
