HARD-BOILED


Meaning of HARD-BOILED in English

adjective

1.

Synonyms: unfeeling 2, callous, coldhearted, hardhearted, heartless, obdurate, stonyhearted, uncompassionate, unemotional, unsympathetic

Related Word: coarse, crude, rough; seasoned, sophisticated, worldly-wise

Idioms: not born yesterday

Contrasted words: artless, guileless, naive, simple-hearted, unsophisticated; kindly, mild, soft

2.

Synonyms: realistic , down-to-earth, hard, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, practical, pragmatic, sober, unfantastic, unidealistic

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