ALL meanings of soft-boiled
soft-boiled
S s - verb with object soft-boiled to boil (an egg) just long enough for the yolk and white to partially solidify, usually three or four minutes. 1
- adjective soft-boiled A soft-boiled egg is one that has been boiled for only a few minutes, so that the yellow part is still liquid. 0
- adjective soft-boiled (of an egg) boiled for a short time so that the yolk is still soft 0
- abbreviation SOFT-BOILED softhearted 0
- adjective soft-boiled boiled only a short time so that the yolk is still soft 0