hard-boiled

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Synonyms: hard boiled, hardboiled, hard-boil, hard-boils

Antonyms: hard boiled, hardboiled, hard-boil, hard-boils

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Adjective

1. Of a [[boiled egg]], [[cooked]] to a [[solid]] [[consistency]].
2. {{lb|en|figurative}} Of a [[person]], especially a [[detective]], [[callous]] and [[unsentimental]].
3. {{lb|en|literature|especially|[[detective]] [[fiction]]|figurative}} Written in a [[laconic]], [[dispassionate]], often [[ironic]] [[style]] for a [[realistic]], [[unsentimental]] [[effect]].

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|hard-boil||ed-form}}

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