burned

adjectiveverbcommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈbɜːnd//
United States//ˈbɝnd//
//bɔːnd//

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

adjective

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.
It burned around her face, around her breast and arm and face—she was very burned. And her hair was burned, and ... oh God.
That's when the doctors found out that my throat was very burned and swollen, and that I was not lying.
Few photos were even taken of the inner side of the closet door, so that only witness memories—police and firefighter witness memories—can attest to which side was more burned.

Etymology

The past tense is inherited from Middle English burnede. The past participle (from which the adjective is also derived) is inherited from Middle English burned. Synchronically, both forms are equivalent to burn + -ed.

verb

1
Also a form of burnsimple past and past participle of burn

Forms

comparative: more burned
superlative: most burned

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

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