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hard-boiled in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. used of persons; emotionally hardened
    "faced a case-hardened judge"
    case-hardened  hardened  hard-boiled 
  2. tough and callous by virtue of experience
    hard-bitten  hard-boiled  pugnacious 
  3. (eggs) cooked until the yolk is solid
    hard-boiled 
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hard-boiled in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (adjective) (context/of a boiled egg) cooked to a solid consistency
  2. (adjective) callous and unsentimental
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