seasoned
pronunciation
How to pronounce seasoned in British English:
UK [ˈsiːznd]
How to pronounce seasoned in American English:
US [ˈsiːznd]
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- Adjective:
- aged or processed
- having been given flavor (as by seasoning)
- rendered competent through trial and experience
Word Origin
- seasoned (adj.)
- mid-15c., "flavored, spiced," past participle adjective from season (v.). Meaning "fit for use" is from 1540s; that of "acclimatized, accustomed" is from 1640s.
Example
- 1. Some seasoned observers have doubts about japan 's new assertiveness .
- 2. A primary stressor that affects even seasoned faculty is funding .
- 3. Seasoned china hands will smell a rat .
- 4. It needs to be well seasoned and evenly patterned .
- 5. As a seasoned advertising executive , she understood the business she was in .