Meaning & use
fried
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Cooked in hot fat or oil.
See it in a sentence
They ordered a basket of fried chicken and fries.
The fried plantains were crisp on the outside and soft inside.
A note on using this word
Informally, "fried" also describes someone mentally exhausted or a device that has burned out, as in "my brain is fried" or "the circuit got fried."
Words with a similar meaning
deep-friedsautéed
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Words with an opposite meaning
rawboiled
Another way to use it
2. adjective
Mentally or physically exhausted; worn out (informal).
After the all-nighter, she felt completely fried.
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