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hard-boiled
- pronunciation:
- hard
boIld
- features:
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of an egg, boiled in the shell until firm all the way through. (Cf. soft-boiled.)
- antonyms:
- soft-boiled
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| definition 2: |
(informal) not swayed by sentiment; realistic.
- antonyms:
- sentimental, soft-boiled
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| related words: |
down-to-earth |
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