fried
Because it is a word with a single syllable, fried is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions offried
- Cooked by frying.
- (specifically, of an egg) Fried with the yolk unbroken.
Example: "He always ate his eggs fried, never scrambled."
- Cooked in a deep fryer or pressure fryer or the like after being coated (breaded) in batter; compare deep-fried.
Example: "a bucket of fried chicken"
- (of computer equipment) Broken as a result of excessive heat or an electrical surge.
Example: "It looks like your motherboard is fried."
- Stoned; under the influence of drugs
Example: "Man, I got totally fried on weed at Chad's party.'"
- Extremely tired due to exertion or stress; exhausted
Example: "After nearly twelve hours at the office plus a nightmare commute home, I was fried and couldn’t think of anything but sleep."
- A method of cooking food.
- To be affected by extreme heat or current.
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