soft-boiled

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adjective

(of an egg) boiled for a short time so that the yolk is still soft

informal softhearted

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Words nearby soft-boiled

softball, softballer, soft-bill, softboard, soft-boil, soft-boiled, softbound, soft-centred, soft chancre, soft clam, soft coal

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How to use soft-boiled in a sentence

There were stomachs, taut and flat, but also undulating bellies, soft and bloated from the breakfast buffet.
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Francis is well into his seventies, looks it, has a mild demeanor and soft speaking style; but his rhetoric is electrifying.
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My surgeon told me my bones were so soft he could barely install the screws.
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Of course, with such a soft-handed approach comes criticism from the Danish right.
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And Christopher Walken warbling and doing a little soft-shoe?
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And once more, she found herself desiring to be like Janet--not only in appearance, but in soft manner and tone.
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A few small rocks of some soft stone may be added, and in between these the Ferns are planted.
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His face flushed with annoyance, and taking off his soft hat he began to beat it impatiently against his leg as he walked.
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We had new potatoes for dinner, boiled with their skins on, and Liszt threw one at me, and I caught it.
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The delicious soft rains set in early, promising a good grain year.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson