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- [hahrd boild]
- /hɑrd bɔɪld/
- /hɑːd bɔɪld/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahrd boild]
- /hɑrd bɔɪld/
Definitions of hard-boiled word
- adjective hard-boiled Cookery. (of an egg) boiled in the shell long enough for the yolk and white to solidify. 1
- adjective hard-boiled Informal. tough; unsentimental: a hard-boiled vice-squad detective. 1
- adjective hard-boiled marked by a direct, clear-headed approach; realistic: a hard-boiled appraisal of the foreign situation. 1
- adjective hard-boiled (of detective fiction) written in a laconic, dispassionate, often ironic style for a realistic, unsentimental effect. 1
- verb with object hard-boiled to boil (an egg) until the yolk and white have become firm or solid. 1
- adjective hard-boiled egg: boiled until firm 1
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Origin of hard-boiled
First appearance:
before 1715 One of the 49% newest English words
1715-25; 1895-80 for def 2; hard + boiled
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Parts of speech for Hard-boiled
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hard-boiled popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for hard-boiled
adj hard-boiled
- hard-nosed — hardheaded or tough; unsentimentally practical: a hard-nosed labor leader.
- callous — A callous person or action is very cruel and shows no concern for other people or their feelings.
- firm — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- hard-line — adhering rigidly to a dogma, theory, or plan; uncompromising or unyielding: hard-line union demands.
- headstrong — determined to have one's own way; willful; stubborn; obstinate: a headstrong young man.
Top questions with hard-boiled
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