soft-boiled

British

adjective

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

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I have a regular deviled egg and then I have a short cut deviled egg which do you like soft boiled eggs?

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2018

After it was cooled down, enzymes were added to convert the soft, boiled starch to sugar.

From Washington Times • Apr. 27, 2015

One still sees the last adherents to Fletcherism, nervous and deliberate oldsters, attacking their soft boiled eggs with sly and dreary routine.

From Time Magazine Archive

They go back to eating their soft boiled peanuts, saying stories among themselves.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

During the sickness, milk, eggs,—raw and soft boiled, broths, soups, milk toast, can be given.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

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