Hard-boiled

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  hard-bitten \hard-bitten\ hard-boiled \hard-boiled\adj.
     not given to sentimentality or gentleness; -- of people; as,
     a hard-bitten character.
  
     Syn: pugnacious, tough.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  hard-boiled \hard-boiled\ adj.
     1. same as {hard-bitten}.
  
     Syn: hard-bitten, pugnacious.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. emotionally hardened; -- used of persons.
  
     Syn: callous, case-hardened, hardened.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. cooked until the yolk is solid; -- used of eggs; as, a
        breakfast of pancakes and hard-boiled eggs.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hard-boiled
       adj 1: tough and callous by virtue of experience [syn: {hard-bitten},
               {pugnacious}]
       2: used of persons; emotionally hardened; "faced a
          case-hardened judge" [syn: {case-hardened}, {hardened}]
       3: (used of eggs) cooked until the yolk is solid