fried

¹ American  

[frahyd] / fraɪd /

adjective

1. cooked in a pan or on a griddle over direct heat, usually in fat or oil.

2. Slang.

   1. drunk; inebriated.

   2. intoxicated from drugs; high.

   3. exhausted or incapacitated through intemperance; burned-out.

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verb

1. simple past tense and past participle of fry.

Fried ² American  

[freed, freet] / frid, frit /

noun

1. Alfred Hermann 1864–1921, Austrian writer and journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.

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fried British  

/ fraɪd /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of fry 1

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Other Word Forms

• refried adjective
• unfried adjective

Etymology

Origin of fried

First recorded in 1350–1400, for the adjective

Example Sentences

Picture eating perfectly fried chicken nuggets topped with a bump of caviar as tennis balls whizz from one side of the court to the other.

From Salon

“His last delivery was Korean fried chicken: A whole chicken, kimchi fried rice and waffle fries,” Jackson says.

From The Wall Street Journal

He thought it tasted particularly good when it was fried.

From The Wall Street Journal

So you better make sure the fish is being fried correctly in the kitchen.

From Los Angeles Times

The crisp, flavorful fried potato pancakes from this iconic New York shop reheat beautifully.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• crocked
• drunk
• looped
• pickled
• shit-faced
• smashed
• stewed
• wasted