Grilled

//ɡɹɪld// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of grill form-of, participle, past

    "The meat was grilled as this was considered the healthier option."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Cooked on a grill.
  2. 2
    Fitted with a grille. not-comparable

    "High up, at second-storey level, are small openings cut into the wall and filled with shuttered, grilled windows […]"

  3. 3
    As if cooked on a grill.

    "After a day in the sun, he looked more grilled than his hamburger."

Adjective
  1. 1
    cooked over an outdoor grill wordnet
  2. 2
    cooked by radiant heat (as over a grill) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
bakedbarbecuedbarbecuedbroiledbroiledcoddled

Example

More examples

"I don't like grilled fish, let alone raw fish."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From grill + -ed.

Etymology 2

From grille + -ed.

Related phrases

grilled cheese

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