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Definition of hard-boiled adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hard-boiled

adjective

/ˌhɑːd ˈbɔɪld/

/ˌhɑːrd ˈbɔɪld/

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(of an egg) boiled until the inside is hard compare soft-boiled

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(of people) not showing much emotion

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