'Scalded' definitions:
Definition of 'Scalded'
From: GCIDE
- Scald \Scald\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scalded; p. pr. & vb. n. Scalding.] [OF. eschalder, eschauder, escauder, F. ['e]chauder, fr. L. excaldare; ex + caldus, calidus, warm, hot. See Ex, and Caldron.]
- 1. To burn with hot liquid or steam; to pain or injure by contact with, or immersion in, any hot fluid; as, to scald the hand. [1913 Webster]
- Mine own tears Do scald like molten lead. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Here the blue flames of scalding brimstone fall. --Cowley. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To expose to a boiling or violent heat over a fire, or in hot water or other liquor; as, to scald milk or meat. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'scalded'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aggravated,
- broken,
- burned,
- burst,
- busted,
- checked,
- chipped,
- cracked,
- crazed,
- cut,
- damaged,
- deteriorated,
- embittered,
- exacerbated,
- harmed,
- hurt,
- impaired,
- imperfect,
- in bits,
- in pieces,
- in shards,
- injured,
- irritated,
- lacerated,
- mangled,
- mutilated,
- rent,
- ruptured,
- scorched,
- shattered,
- slashed,
- slit,
- smashed,
- split,
- sprung,
- the worse for,
- torn,
- weakened,
- worse,
- worse off,
- worsened