hard-boiled

hard-boiled (härdboild)

adj.

1. Cooked by boiling in the shell to a solid consistency. Used of eggs.

2. Callous; unfeeling.

3. Unsentimental and practical; tough.

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hard-boiled

Adjective

1. (of an egg) boiled until solid

2. Informal tough, realistic, and unemotional

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	hard-boiled - tough and callous by virtue of experience hard-bitten, pugnacious tough - not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character"
	2.	hard-boiled - used of persons; emotionally hardened; "faced a case-hardened judge" case-hardened, hardened hard - dispassionate; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer";
	3.	hard-boiled - (eggs) cooked until the yolk is solid cooked - having been prepared for eating by the application of heat

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hard-boiled

adjective (Informal) tough, practical, realistic, cynical, shrewd, down-to-earth, matter-of-fact, hard-nosed (informal) hard-headed, hard-bitten (informal) unsentimental, case-hardened, badass (slang), chiefly U.S. << OPPOSITE idealistic