hard-boiled

Phonetic Respelling: [ hahrd-boild ]

Definition:

adj. cooked in boiling water until both the white and yolk solidify; said of eggs -Informal- not affected by sentiment; pity; etc; tough; callous

Sentence:

We like to color hard-boiled eggs at Easter.

More example sentences:

We like to color hard-boiled eggs at Easter.

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The first time Aldo brought a hard-boiled egg for lunch, what happened to the egg?

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How many hard-boiled eggs did the children have?

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He tried to intromit the hard-boiled egg into the bottle.

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Synonyms:

tough; pugnacious; firm

Antonyms:

tender