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SOFT-BOILED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does soft-boiled mean?
• SOFT-BOILED (adjective)
The adjective SOFT-BOILED has 2 senses:
1. easily moved to pity or sorrow
2. (eggs) having the yolk still liquid
Familiarity information: SOFT-BOILED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Easily moved to pity or sorrow
Synonyms:
soft-boiled; softhearted
Context example:
a softhearted judge
Sense 2
Meaning:
(eggs) having the yolk still liquid
Context example:
soft-boiled eggs
Similar:
cooked (having been prepared for eating by the application of heat)
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