burnt-out

[burnt-out]
adjective
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burnt-out

adjective
1. exhausted as a result of longtime stress; "she was burned-out before she was 30" [syn: burned-out
2. inoperative as a result of heat or friction; "a burned-out picture tube" [syn: burned-out
3. destroyed or badly damaged by fire; "a row of burned houses"; "a charred bit of burnt wood"; "a burned-over site in the forest"; "barricaded the street with burnt-out cars" [syn: burned
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Burnt-out is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
Example sentences
Nothing remains of the old tyranny except burnt-out barracks and ruined
  mansions.
Replacing burnt-out incandescent bulbs with energy efficient ones is an easy
  way to reduce your energy bills.
The discovery of a burnt-out van reignites the investigation.
We're all screwed, human civilization is doomed, and our planet will be reduced
  to a burnt-out cinder.
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