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 EisenExamples 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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Bring it all together: Transfer the fried chicken to the prepared baking sheet and top with the sauce, about ¼ cup of sauce per cutlet (reserve any extra sauce for serving), mozzarella cheese and remaining ¼ cup of parmesan cheese.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Besides fried chicken, what menu items are at Popeyes?
Aside from fried chicken, the menu items at Popeyes include popcorn shrimp and shrimp tenders, Cajun rice, Cajun fries, homestyle mac & cheese, and mashed potatoes with Cajun gravy.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Purple dough is wrapped around a juicy, savory filling and pan-fried to perfection.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Of course, fried chicken, instant ramen, soda, and chips share a certain inherent junkiness.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2025
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Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Besides fried chicken, what menu items are at Popeyes?
Aside from fried chicken, the menu items at Popeyes include popcorn shrimp and shrimp tenders, Cajun rice, Cajun fries, homestyle mac & cheese, and mashed potatoes with Cajun gravy.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Purple dough is wrapped around a juicy, savory filling and pan-fried to perfection.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Of course, fried chicken, instant ramen, soda, and chips share a certain inherent junkiness.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2025
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 12 Sep. 2025.
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