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hard-boiled (adj.)

also hardboiled, 1723 in reference to eggs, "cooked so long as to be solid," from hard (adj.) + past tense of boil. In transferred sense "severe, tough," from 1886.

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Definitions of hard-boiled from WordNet

hard-boiled (adj.)
tough and callous by virtue of experience;
Synonyms: hard-bitten / pugnacious
hard-boiled (adj.)
used of persons; emotionally hardened;
Synonyms: case-hardened / hardened
hard-boiled (adj.)
(eggs) cooked until the yolk is solid;
From wordnet.princeton.edu