ADJECTIVE | all | hard-boiled, hard-bitten, pugnacious | tough and callous by virtue of experience |
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all | hard-boiled, case-hardened, hardened | used of persons | |
all | hard-boiled | (eggs) cooked until the yolk is solid |
Meaning | tough and callous by virtue of experience. | |
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Synonyms | hard-bitten, pugnacious | |
Broader | tough | not given to gentleness or sentimentality |
Spanish | pugnaz, tenaz |
Meaning | Used of persons; emotionally hardened. | |
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Synonyms | case-hardened, hardened | |
Broader | hard | dispassionate |
Spanish | calloso, endurecido |
Meaning | (eggs) cooked until the yolk is solid. | |
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Broader | cooked | Having been prepared for eating by the application of heat |
Spanish | duro |
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