hard-boiled
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- adjective
- /hɑrdˈbɔɪld/
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- Tough, hard-boiled, unemotional.
I, I rewatched a a little known series called Rubicon on AMC, which is kind of like hard boiled, you know, spy, trade craft, all of that stuff.
- I, I rewatched a a little known series called Rubicon on AMC, which is kind of like hard boiled, you know, spy, trade craft, all of that stuff.
Examples
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Often seen as an exemplar of the hard-boiled mystery novelist, Raymond Chandler frequently commented on the Americanness of his style.
Academic text (2005) -
When we speak of hard-boiled novels or action heroes, it is partly this high ratio of verbs to other words that creates our perceptions.
Academic text (2005) -
You said I was hard-boiled.
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You remember that hard-boiled dame.
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Someone tough, hard-boiled and cynical?
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Still the same old hard-boiled Gerry.
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I adored the classic hard-boiled guys.
Blog text (7) -
Her accent reminds me of all the hard-boiled New York blondes in the detective movies of the 1930s.
Fiction book (2000) -
Chandler himself frequently differentiated between the American hard-boiled genre and the British genre of the mystery novel with its locked-room puzzles.
Academic text (2005) -
The detective was known for his hard-boiled demeanor and hardly ever showed his emotions.
Synonyms
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3.8
Emotionally strong and not easily moved by feelings
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6.1
Showing no pity and acting cruel on purpose
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7.2
A practical, tough person who is not moved by feelings
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6.1
A person who deals with problems in a realistic, determined way and is not easily moved by feelings
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8.2
Tough and not easily upset because of difficult past experiences
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8.1
Not showing any feeling or care
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7.2
Not feeling or showing pity for other people
Made emotionally tougher after repeated difficult experiences
Being emotionally hard and not showing feelings because of bad experiences
Not easily upset by what others say or feel
Does not get upset by criticism or rude remarks
Antonyms
How Unemotional
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hard-boiled comes from the picture of an egg that is hard after being boiled, and people used that image to describe someone 'tough' and 'unemotional'.