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burned

  • adjective
  • /ˈbɜːnd/

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

Synonyms

  • burnt
  • burnt-out

Related words

  • heartburned
  • unburned
  • burned out
  • sunburned
  • windburned
  • burned-over district
  • dad-burned

Example sentences

  • “Playing with fire leads to be burned.”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
  • “The fire burned through the forest like a monster unleashed.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
  • “I was burned out.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "burned".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “burned” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.