Hard-boiled Definition

härdboild
hardboiled
adjective
Cooked in simmering water until both the white and the yolk solidify.
Webster's New World
Not affected by sentiment, pity, etc.; tough; callous.
Webster's New World
Callous; unfeeling.
American Heritage
Unsentimental and practical; tough.
American Heritage
Of or designating a style of genre fiction dealing in a straightforward, cynical way with criminals, detectives, etc.
Webster's New World
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verb
Simple past tense and past participle of hardboil.
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Hard-boiled Sentence Examples

  • All egg salad sandwich recipes will call for hard-boiled eggs but after that the options are as endless as your imagination.

  • Add some hard-boiled egg, toasted sunflower seeds, red onions, and you have a healthy gluten-free Thanksgiving salad recipe.

  • Cut a cold boiled beef into strips, add six radishes, two hard-boiled eggs chopped up, and one small sliced cucumber.

  • Let's say more jolly sausage than hard-boiled egg.

  • Lunch 2 slices of wholemeal bread, 1 hard boiled egg mixed with ½ tbs reduced fat mayo, sliced spring onion.

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