hard-boiled

Definition

Cooked to a solid consistency. (of a boiled egg)

Example Sentences

• "He told me afterward that he tried to find his folks and square himself—and maybe it was the truth—but some of the hard-boiled townspeople found him, instead, and he had a running fight all the way to the depot."
• "'Some big, hard-boiled egg meets up with a pretty face, and bingo! He cracks up and melts.'"
• "Christ, maybe that blond was only a bitch after all. Maybe she put out even to the punks. Come to think of it, she looked a little hard-boiled. The kind of a broad who knew a hell of a lot."

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