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burnt

  • adjective
  • /bɜːnt/

Damaged or injured by fire or heat.

Other meanings

  1. Having a sunburn.

  2. Being darker than standard, especially browner.

Synonyms

  • burned
  • burned-over
  • burned-out

Related words

  • burntness
  • inburnt
  • mowburnt
  • overburnt
  • unburnt
  • windburnt
  • Burnt Bridge
  • Burnt Oak
  • burnt run
  • burnt offering
  • Burnt Pine
  • burnt lime

Example sentences

  • “I've been burnt out for a while now.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “If you keep playing with fire you must expect to get burnt.”

    Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “burnt” 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.