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burned

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As an adjective, burned means treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point.

Meanings of burned

3 meanings

Simple past tense and past participle of burn

Treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
“burnt sienna”
Similar: burnt
Destroyed or badly damaged by fire
“a row of burned houses”
“a charred bit of burnt wood”
“a burned-over site in the forest”
Similar: burnt, burned-over, burned-out, burnt-out
Ruined by overcooking
“she served us underdone bacon and burnt biscuits”
Similar: burnt