- hard-boiledness
- hard-boiled·ness
English syllables. 2014.
English syllables. 2014.
hard-boiledness — noun ( es) : the quality or state of being hard boiled … Useful english dictionary
hard-boiled — hard boiledness, n. /hahrd boyld /, adj. 1. Cookery. (of an egg) boiled in the shell long enough for the yolk and white to solidify. 2. Informal. tough; unsentimental: a hard boiled vice squad detective. 3. marked by a direct, clear headed… … Universalium