🥘 Cooked again ♻️ Reused or unoriginal 🍳 To fry again

refried

4.8

Presented again with little change and lacking new ideas

adjective
/rɪˈfraɪd/

: repetido

After the first presentation, the artist decided to showcase the refried work at another exhibition.

Examples

I got garlic chicken refried being a salad, some rice and it's so good.
The chef served the refried beans as a side dish, giving them a deliciously crispy texture.
For lunch, I had a helping of refried rice topped with fresh vegetables and soy sauce.

Synonyms

overworn

vsrefried

6.2

Used so much that it looks old or no longer works well

is due to reuse or re-presentation with little change rather than mere wear

Antonyms

original

250 3.6

New and different, not copied from others

novel

72 5.1

New and different, not seen or done before

Compounds

refried beans

4 1.2

Dried beans that are cooked, mashed, and fried and often served with Mexican food

How Original

original

250 3.6

to retread

1 7.2

refried

4.8

Surface Forms

refried positive

Morphology

refried = fried (semi-transparent) = re + fry + ed

The formation is re- + fried, but the sense is a metaphorical extension (applied to ideas), so the link to cooking is figurative.

Etymology

A helpful way to remember refried for ideas or art is to think of food heated and served again: re- ('again') + fry ('to cook'), so a 'refried' movie or song is one that is used again with little new flavor.