heartburned en · ADJ
Etymology
From heart + burned.
Meanings
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Having heartburn.
How tartly that gentleman looks! I never can see him but I am heart-burned an hour after.
1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more heartburned | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most heartburned | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |