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burnt

/bɜːnt/ adjective

In Latin: cremātus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about burnt at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Ruined by overcooking.
    she served us underdone bacon and burnt biscuits
  2. Treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point.
    burnt sienna
  3. Destroyed or badly damaged by fire.
    a row of burned houses

Origin

Inherited from Middle English brent, brynt; by surface analysis, burn + t.

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