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- Dictionaryhard-boiled/ˌhɑːdˈbɔɪld/
adjective
- 1. (of an egg) boiled until the white and the yolk are solid.
- 2. (of a person) tough and cynical: "a hard-boiled Hollywood producer"
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1. of an egg : boiled until both white and yolk have solidified. 2. a. : devoid of sentimentality : tough. a hard-boiled drill sergeant. b. : of, relating to, or being a detective story featuring a tough unsentimental protagonist and a matter-of-fact attitude towards violence. 3. : hardheaded, practical. hard-boiled business decisions.
used to describe a style of story, usually about crime and detectives (= people who solve crimes), that includes unpleasant or violent details: This is a series that comes from the tradition of hard-boiled detective novels. used to describe a typical character from this style of story, who is strong and determined and shows little emotion:
used to describe a style of story, usually about crime and detectives (= people who solve crimes), that includes unpleasant or violent details: This is a series that comes from the tradition of hard-boiled detective novels. used to describe a typical character from this style of story, who is strong and determined and shows little emotion:
Definition of 'hard-boiled' Word Frequency. 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. More Synonyms of hard-boiled.
adjective. Cooking. (of an egg) boiled boil in the shell long enough for the yolk and white to solidify. Informal. tough; unsentimental: a hard-boiled vice-squad detective. marked by a direct, clear-headed approach; realistic: a hard-boiled appraisal of the foreign situation.
Definition of hard-boiled adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
hard′-boiled′. adj. 1. (of an egg) boiled in the shell long enough for the yolk and white to solidify. 2. unsentimental or realistic; tough: a hard-boiled detective. [1715–25] hard′-boiled′ness, n.
HARD-BOIL definition: 1. If you hard-boil an egg, you heat it in its shell in boiling water until both the white and…. Learn more.
adjective. 1. Cookery (of an egg) boiled in the shell long enough for the yolk and white to solidify. 2. informal. tough; unsentimental. a hard-boiled vice-squad detective. 3. marked by a direct, clear-headed approach; realistic. a hard-boiled appraisal of the foreign situation.
Definitions of hard-boiled. adjective. (eggs) cooked until the yolk is solid. synonyms: cooked. having been prepared for eating by the application of heat. adjective. used of persons; emotionally hardened. synonyms: case-hardened, hardened.
