adj
Uncommon
toasted
Toasted (adj) means Browned by heat, as bread. Example: “I like my sandwich toasted, not cold.”
adj
1
Browned by heat, as bread.
"I like my sandwich toasted, not cold."
2
Slang for drunk or intoxicated.
"Night after night we cheerfully drank, squinting there in the dark like bulb-eyed lemurs, and once or twice even got toasted, waking up the next day on a dark, cold morning with the numbed, palsied tongue of dead vodka."
— Alexander Theroux, Estonia: A Ramble Through the Periphery (2011)
"By midnight he was completely toasted."
How to use toasted
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither literally browned by heat, or slang for being very drunk or high.
When to use it
The "drunk/high" sense is informal slang.
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What does “toasted” mean?
The word “toasted” means browned by heat, as bread. In plain terms, either literally browned by heat, or slang for being very drunk or high.
How do you use “toasted” in a sentence?
Here is “toasted” used in a sentence: “I like my sandwich toasted, not cold.”
What is another word for “toasted”?
Words with a similar meaning to “toasted” include stoned.
What part of speech is “toasted”?
“Toasted” is an adjective.
Is “toasted” a common word?
“Toasted” is an uncommon word in modern English.
How many meanings does “toasted” have?
“Toasted” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: browned by heat, as bread.
