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English adjective: burnt-out

1. burnt-out exhausted as a result of longtime stress


SamplesShe was burned-out before she was 30.


Synonymsburned-out


Similartired


Antonymsrested

2. burnt-out inoperative as a result of heat or friction


SamplesA burned-out picture tube.


Synonymsburned-out


Similarunserviceable


Antonymsserviceable

3. burnt-out destroyed or badly damaged by fire


SamplesA row of burned houses.
A charred bit of burnt wood.
A burned-over site in the forest.
Barricaded the street with burnt-out cars.


Synonymsburned, burned-out, burned-over, burnt


Similardestroyed


Antonymspreserved









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