adjective
destroyed or badly damaged by fire
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a row of burned houses
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a charred bit of burnt wood
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a burned-over site in the forest
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barricaded the street with burnt-out cars
• Syn: ↑burned, ↑burnt, ↑burned-out, ↑burnt-out
• Similar to: ↑destroyed
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adjective also burnt-over \\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ of land : freed of vegetation by fire
Useful english dictionary. 2012.