adj, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of burn form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Damaged or consumed by heat, fire, oxidation, or similar process.

   "Creating more burned range, which is not available in severe winters, would be of no use."

Adjective

1. 1
   ruined by overcooking wordnet
2. 2
   destroyed or badly damaged by fire wordnet
3. 3
   treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

burntaggravatedashenblisteredbrokenburned over

Example

More examples

"The fire burned brightly, giving forth a comforting warmth."

Related phrases

burned outburned-over districtdad-burned

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