hard-boiled
adjective
[ ˌhɑːdˈbɔɪld ]
• (of an egg) boiled until the white and the yolk are solid.
• (of a person) tough and cynical.
• "a hard-boiled Hollywood producer"
Similar:
cynical,
tough,
hardened,
hard-bitten,
hard-headed,
callous,
as hard as nails,
unsentimental,
lacking sentiment,
world-weary,
case-hardened,
toughened by experience,
hard-nosed,
as tough as old boots,
indurate,
indurated,
