soft-boiled
Britishadjective
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(of an egg) boiled for a short time so that the yolk is still soft
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informal softhearted
Example Sentences
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Speaking two years after the attack in 2024, Sir Salman said his eye was left hanging down his face "like a soft-boiled egg", and that losing it upsets him "every day".
From BBC ● May 6, 2025
And they have this really good Caesar salad that they put a whole soft-boiled egg on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2024
On one visit, the Ghanaian snack kosua ne meko — soft-boiled eggs topped with a Scotch bonnet pepper relish — was fairly incendiary, with a warning scent wafting through the air.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
“You can go from a healthy liver as wobbly as a soft-boiled egg, to a diseased liver that is more like a hard-boiled egg,” Zhao adds.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2024
He ordered sandwiches for himself and Henry, two soft-boiled eggs, toast, and tea with honey for Alfred.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
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