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Word entry · 6 letters

burned

Best crossword clue

"Scorched by heat"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈbɜːnd/Part of speech adjectiveSorted bdenruStarts with BEnds with D2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. ruined by overcooking

Word origin

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.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Scorched by heat6 letters
02Damaged by fire6 letters

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