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Adjectives (6)

adj. (eggs) cooked until the yolk is solid

callous, hardened, case-hardened

adj. used of persons; emotionally hardened; "faced a case-hardened judge"

pugnacious, hard-bitten

adj. tough and callous by virtue of experience

Fuzzynyms (16)

unmerciful, merciless

adj. having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating"

hardhearted, stonyhearted, unfeeling

adj. devoid of feeling for others; "an unfeeling wretch"

pitiless, remorseless, ruthless, unpitying

adj. without mercy or pity; "an act of ruthless ferocity"; "a monster of remorseless cruelty"

adj. deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive; "insensitive to the needs of the patients"

adj. "his dignity made him see aloof and unsympathetic"

adj. "insensitive to the needs of the customers"; "a government unresponsive to their demands"

cold, insensate, cold-blooded, inhuman

adj. without compunction or human feeling; "in cold blood"; "cold-blooded killing"; "insensate destruction"

Synonyms (38)

adj. (bread and pastries) cooked by dry heat (as in an oven); "baked goods"

barbecued, grilled

adj. cooked over an outdoor grill

boiled, poached, stewed

adj. cooked in hot water

adj. cooked by browning in fat and then simmering in a closed container

grilled, broiled

adj. cooked by radiant heat (as over a grill)

done

adj. cooked until ready to serve

fried, deep-fried

adj. cooked by frying in fat

adj. fried quickly in a little fat

adj. baked until hard

medium, well-done

adj. (cooked)

adj. cooked too long but still edible

adj. (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven

adj. (eggs) having the yolk still liquid; "soft-boiled eggs"

harsh, rigorous, brutal, cruel, unkind

adj. (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain; "brutal instruments of torture"; "cruel weapons of war"

scheming, shrewd, calculating, calculative, conniving

adj. used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community"

intent, concentrated

adj. "took a hard look"

adj. disagreeable to the senses; "the harsh cry of a blue jay"; "harsh cognac"; "the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes"; "harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway"

adj. resembling steel as in hardness; "steely eyes"; "steely nerves like those of a steeplejack"

tough-minded, unsentimental

adj. facing facts or difficulties realistically and with determination

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