hard boiled
[adjective]
Synonyms: unfeeling, callous, coldhearted, hardhearted, heartless, obdurate, stonyhearted, uncompassionate, unemotional, unsympathetic, realistic, down-to-earth, hard, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, practical, pragmatic, sober, unfantastic, unidealistic

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Contrasted words: artless, guileless, naive, simple-hearted, unsophisticated, kindly, mild, soft
Related Idioms: not born yesterday
Related Words: coarse, crude, rough, seasoned, sophisticated, worldly-wise

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ˌhard-ˈboiled adjective

1. a hard-boiled egg has been boiled until it becomes solid ⇒ soft-boiled

2. informal
a) not showing your emotions and not influenced by your feelings Synonym : tough:
a hard-boiled marketing executive
b) hard-boiled film/thriller/fiction etc a film etc that deals with people who do not show their emotions

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

hard-boiled
[informal]
a hard-boiled person behaves as if they have no emotions.
Bogart plays the hard-boiled detective that women find irresistibly attractive.
(always before noun)

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲

hard boiled
adj. Unrefined; tough; merciless.
"Because you were two minutes late," my hard-boiled boss cried, "I will deduct fifteen minutes worth from your salary!"

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲