hard-boiled

== English == === Alternative forms === hardboiled, hard boiled === Adjective === hard-boiled (comparative more hard-boiled, superlative most hard-boiled) Cooked to a solid consistency. (of a boiled egg) Antonyms: runny, soft-boiled Callous and unsentimental. (of a person, especially a detective) Synonyms: harsh, severe; see also Thesaurus:stern (literature, especially detective fiction) Written in a laconic, dispassionate, often ironic style for a realistic, unsentimental effect. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== soft-boiled ==== Translations ==== === Verb === hard-boiled simple past and past participle of hard-boil