adjective
- burned out; exhausted or depleted of energy or resources
Usage: often used in poetic or literary contexts
verb
- past tense and past participle of outburn; to burn more brightly or longer than something else
Usage: archaic or rare usage
Examples
- The outburnt candle left only a puddle of wax on the table.
- After years of intense work, he felt completely outburnt and needed a long vacation.
- The star's light outburnt all others in the night sky.
- Her outburnt passion had left her emotionally drained.
- The outburnt coals still glowed faintly in the darkness.