burnt-out

burnt-out
burned-out urned-out burnt-out urnt-outadj. prenom. 1. drained of energy or effectiveness; driven to apathy by overwork or prolonged stress; -- of people.

Syn: burned out(predicate), burnt out(predicate), fagged, exhausted, fatigued, played-out(prenominal), played out(predicate), spent, washed-out(prenominal), washed out(predicate), worn-out(prenominal), worn out(predicate). [WordNet 1.5]

2. damaged or destroyed by or as if by fire; as, barricaded the street with burned-out cars.

Syn: burned out(predicate), burnt out(predicate). [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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