hard-boiled



hard-boiled

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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AbraÃO-Portuguese
Evgenyyev-GYE-nee, eev-GYE-neeRussian
Nicodemonee-ko-DE-mo (Italian), nee-ko-DHE-mo (Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Margaretemahr-gah-RE-təGerman
Chrysanthi-Greek
CÓEmgeinKEE-veen, KWEE-vinIrish