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stir-fried
[ stur-frahyd ]
/ ˈstɜrˌfraɪd /
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adjective
(of food) prepared by cooking quickly in a small amount of oil over high heat: stir-fried shrimp and snow peas.
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Origin of stir-fried
First recorded in 1955–60
Words nearby stir-fried
stipule, stipuliform, stir, stirabout, stir-crazy, stir-fried, stir-fry, stirk, Stirling, Stirling engine, Stirling's formula
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How to use stir-fried in a sentence
Do yourself a favor and ask for this dish stir-fried instead.