fried

Etymology

verb

1. simple past and past participle of fry

adj

1. Cooked by frying.
2. (specifically, of an egg) Fried with the yolk unbroken.
   He always ate his eggs fried, never scrambled.
3. Cooked in a deep fryer or pressure fryer or the like after being coated (breaded) in batter; compare deep-fried.
   a bucket of fried chicken
   Innawong et al. (2006) conducted experiments to study the effect of using nitrogen gas on the quality of fried chicken nuggets during pressure frying in terms of moisture retention and reduction in fat […] 2009, Parameswarakuma Mallikarjunan, Michael O. Ngadi, Manjeet S. Chinnan, Breaded Fried Foods, CRC Press, pages 51, section 3.6.1
   The level of seasoning is lower when the chicken is to be open kettle fried; this is because the open kettle-fried chicken has a thicker coating of breading than chicken to be pressure fried. […] Gently shake the fry baskets several times to prevent the sticking of chicken pieces to each other, which can cause raw breading spots on the fried chicken. 2012, Harry W. Lawson, Standards for Fats & Oils, Springer, page 98
4. (colloquial, of electronic equipment) Broken as a result of excessive heat or an electrical surge.
   Optics - totally fried. And let's not even talk about the power supply. You know how expensive this gear is, son?. 9 November 2004, Bungie, Halo 2, v1.0, Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox, level/area: The Heretic
   It looks like your motherboard is fried.
5. (slang)
   1. Stoned; under the influence of drugs.
      Man, I got totally fried on weed at Chad's party.
   2. Drunk; under the influence of alcohol.
      The police had to send a squad car / When Daddy got fried on vodka 1955, Noël Coward, What's Going to Happen to the Tots?
   3. Extremely tired due to exertion or stress; exhausted.
      After nearly twelve hours at the office plus a nightmare commute home, I was fried and couldn’t think of anything but sleep.