Half-roasted

/ˌhɑːfˈroʊstɪd/

आधा-भुना/अध-सेका; (रूपक, बोलचाल) अधपका/अपरिपक्व

Origin & History

Formed from half + roasted; literal culinary sense extends metaphorically to mean ‘not fully developed’ (similar to half-baked).

half (आधा) + roasted (भुना/सेका हुआ) से बना; शाब्दिक पाक-सम्बंधी अर्थ से रूपक रूप में ‘पूरी तरह विकसित/तैयार न होना’ का अर्थ निकला (half-baked के समान)।

Definition

Half-roasted describes something that is only partly roasted (not fully cooked), and by extension in informal speech it can describe a person or idea that seems foolish, immature, or not fully developed.

Half-roasted का अर्थ है जो केवल आंशिक रूप से भुना/सेका गया हो (पूरी तरह पका न हो); और बोलचाल में (अक्सर निंदात्मक) यह किसी व्यक्ति या विचार के लिए भी कहा जाता है जो ‘अधपका’, मूर्खतापूर्ण, अपरिपक्व, या ठीक से विकसित/सोचा-समझा न हो।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
The beans were half-roasted, so the flavor was grassy and sharp.
बीन्स आधी-भुनी थीं, इसलिए स्वाद कच्चा-सा और तीखा था।
Adjective:
That half-roasted plan will never survive a budget review.
वह अधपकी योजना बजट समीक्षा में टिक नहीं पाएगी।

Usage Examples

Serve the half-roasted potatoes back in the oven for ten more minutes.
Don’t follow half-roasted advice from strangers online.
The proposal felt half-roasted—good intent, but missing details and numbers.
He made a half-roasted excuse and left early.

Synonyms

Under-roasted Partly roasted Insufficiently roasted Half-baked Ill-conceived Immature

Antonyms

Fully roasted Well-roasted Properly roasted Well-cooked Well-thought-out Carefully planned

Related Forms

Noun
Roast / Roasting
Verb
Roast / Roasting / Roasted
Adjective
Half-roasted / Roasted / Under-roasted
Adverb

Idioms & Phrases

Half-roasted idea
अधपका/अधूरा विचार
Half-roasted plan
अधपकी योजना
A half-roasted excuse
अधपका बहाना