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hard-boiled

also hard boiled
1. adjective
A hard-boiled egg has been boiled in its shell until the whole of the inside is solid.
2. adjective
You use hard-boiled to describe someone who is tough and does not show much emotion.
She's hard-boiled, tough and funny.
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hard-boiled in British English

adjective
1. 
(of an egg) boiled until the yolk and white are solid
2.  informal
a. 
tough; realistic
b. 
cynical

hard-boiled in American English

(ˈhɑrdˈbɔɪld)
adjective
1. 
cooked in boiling water until both the white and yolk solidify
said of eggs
2.  US, Informal
not affected by sentiment, pity, etc.; tough; callous

Examples of 'hard-boiled' in a sentence
hard-boiled

Stir in the cooked fish carefully along with the hard-boiled eggs.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Arrange the fish and a couple of quartered hard-boiled eggs in a dish.
The Sun (2012)
Add hard-boiled eggs and anchovies if you like.
The Sun (2012)
This salad is very good with hard-boiled eggs and green beans in a mustard vinaigrette with finely chopped shallots.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Before serving mash a few hard-boiled eggs to a crumble with a fork and scatter them on the leeks.
The Sun (2014)
A hard-boiled egg makes the pesto thick and creamy without having to use excessive amounts of oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It has all those qualities of hard-boiled fiction, but is also quite tender and complex.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Two hard-boiled eggs, yoghurt and granola and some berries on the side.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Peel the hard-boiled eggs and cut off ends - these will make the eyes.
The Sun (2015)
Both salads go well with hard-boiled eggs, but these are an optional extra.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Then there is the more modern, hard-boiled style.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
As well as having a suitably hard-boiled style, it is wonderfully cast.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It is good served with roast chicken, lamb chops or hard-boiled eggs and is perfect for the lunchbox.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He disappears for ten minutes to eat his hard-boiled egg and rice cake, and then takes me back into his consulting room.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)

In other languages
hard-boiled

British English: hard-boiled ADJECTIVE
A hard-boiled egg has been boiled in its shell until the whole of the inside is solid.
  • American English: hard-boiled
  • Brazilian Portuguese: cozido
  • Chinese: 水煮蛋
  • European Spanish: cocido
  • French: dur
  • German: hart gekocht
  • Italian: sodo
  • Japanese: 固ゆでの
  • Korean: 완숙의
  • European Portuguese: cozido
  • Latin American Spanish: duro
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