1
: cooked in hot oil or butter : cooked by frying
fried eggs
fried chicken
fried dough
2
: damaged or destroyed by an electrical surge or malfunction
The man behind the counter hooked up my computer to another machine and then gave me the bad news. "I'm afraid your hard drive is fried," the technician said.—
Tom McNichol
Tom McNichol3
US, informal
a
: intoxicated, high
… too fried on crystal meth to be gambling on a game of pool, but doing it nonetheless.—Joseph Wambaugh
Joseph Wambaugh… what about that time you got fried at the frat house after the big game against State and the judge fined you $50 and costs for dropping quarts of beer in paper bags out the second-floor window?—Russell Baker
Russell Baker
b
: mentally exhausted
At dinner after the book signing, he's fried, barely able to converse.—Rick Martin
Rick MartinAfter spending about 14 hours on ESPN Radio, SportsCenter and espn.com, Gammons was completely fried.—Rich Eisen
Rich EisenSynonyms of fried
Examples of fried in a Sentence
Sorry, I'm just fried today.
grew up in a family in which Dad got fried on every weekend and holiday
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The dessert is made of McDonald's signature apple filling and a golden, fried crust.
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Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
That’s why fried chicken, mozzarella sticks and onion rings consistently land on the avoid list for anyone managing high cholesterol.
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Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 July 2026
Locals wax poetic over the fried shrimp at Domilise’s, a venerable dive open since 1918, and Parkway Bakery and Tavern, a Mid-City institution that offers an excellent slow-roasted beef version with a slathering of gravy.
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Jenny Adams,
Travel + Leisure,
27 June 2026
Southern Grandmas know that fried potatoes aren't just for supper.
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Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
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Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
2 July 2026
That’s why fried chicken, mozzarella sticks and onion rings consistently land on the avoid list for anyone managing high cholesterol.
—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 July 2026
Locals wax poetic over the fried shrimp at Domilise’s, a venerable dive open since 1918, and Parkway Bakery and Tavern, a Mid-City institution that offers an excellent slow-roasted beef version with a slathering of gravy.
—
Jenny Adams,
Travel + Leisure,
27 June 2026
Southern Grandmas know that fried potatoes aren't just for supper.
—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for fried
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“Fried.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fried. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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