softboiled
Gently cooked through
Softboiled describes an egg cooked in its shell just long enough that the white sets but the yolk remains runny, typically three to five minutes in boiling water.
The term also characterizes a style of detective fiction that's gentler than hardboiled—featuring protagonists who are more sensitive, less cynical, and operate in less brutal circumstances.
I'll have two softboiled eggs with toast soldiers.
Excessively fluid
- yolkEgg's nutrient core
- dippyMildly eccentric, amusingly so
- coddledExcessively sheltered or indulged
- jammyLuckily successful, undeserved
whites · poached · breakfast · soldiers · toast · ramen · timer · minutes
Soft and kind
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
- tenderheartedReadily feeling sympathy
- compassionateShowing concern for sufferers
- kindheartedNaturally sympathetic and caring
lenient · sympathetic · pushover · softy · indulgent · warmhearted · merciful · easygoing
runny
Excessively fluid
jammy · whites · poached · breakfast · soldiers · toast · ramen · timer · minutes · custard
gentle
Soft and kind
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
- tenderheartedReadily feeling sympathy
- compassionateShowing concern for sufferers
kindhearted · lenient · sympathetic · pushover · softy · indulgent · warmhearted · merciful · easygoing · forgiving
noir
Hard-boiled film genre
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- gumshoeInformal term for detective
- cynicalDoubting human goodness
Hammett · wisecracking · pulp · mystery · trenchcoat · fedora · sleuthing · crime · thriller · protagonist
softboiledhardboiled
Tough, cynical fiction style
hard-boiled · tough · overcooked · cynical · hard-nosed
soft, boil, soften, softly, softness, softer, softest, boiled, boiling