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burned

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbɜːnd/ / /ˈbɝnd/ / /bɔːnd/

adj

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.

  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.

verb

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.

  1. simple past and past participle of burn