hard-boiled

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

hard-boiled
    adj 1: tough and callous by virtue of experience [syn: {hard-
           bitten}, {hard-boiled}, {pugnacious}]
    2: used of persons; emotionally hardened; "faced a case-hardened
       judge" [syn: {case-hardened}, {hardened}, {hard-boiled}]
    3: (eggs) cooked until the yolk is solid

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hard-bitten \hard-bitten\ hard-boiled \hard-boiled\adj.
   not given to sentimentality or gentleness; -- of people; as,
   a hard-bitten character.

   Syn: pugnacious, tough.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hard-boiled \hard-boiled\ adj.
   1. same as {hard-bitten}.

   Syn: hard-bitten, pugnacious.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. emotionally hardened; -- used of persons.

   Syn: callous, case-hardened, hardened.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   3. cooked until the yolk is solid; -- used of eggs; as, a
      breakfast of pancakes and hard-boiled eggs.
      [WordNet 1.5]

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