hard-boiled (adj.)

  1. tough and callous by virtue of experience

    [ Syn: hard-bitten , pugnacious ]

  2. used of persons; emotionally hardened; faced a case-hardened judge

    [ Syn: case-hardened , hardened ]

  3. (eggs) cooked until the yolk is solid

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