canned

canned · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Preserved in a sealed metal container.

  2. 2.

    Past tense of can (to preserve in a container).

  3. 3.

    (Informal) Pre-recorded or standardized rather than live or spontaneous.

  4. 4.

    (Slang) Drunk or intoxicated.

  5. 5.

    (Slang) Dismissed from a job.

Related words

Antonyms: fresh
See also: can, preserved, tinned
Synonyms: jarred, preserved, tinned

Etymology

From "can" (the metal container) + "-ed" suffix. The container sense comes from the practice of preserving food in sealed tin cans.