WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
burned-out
(bûrnd′out′),USA pronunciation adj.
- consumed;
rendered unserviceable or ineffectual by maximum use:a burned-out tube. - exhausted or made listless through overwork, stress, or intemperance.
- deprived of one's regular place to live, work, etc., by a destructive fire.
- 1805–15
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