seasoned
/ˈsiːznd
/adjective
1(Of food) having had salt, pepper, herbs, or spices added: seasoned flour...
- Seasoned with leeks, the mashed potatoes were chunky rather than pulverized.
- Toss the chicken in the seasoned flour to coat it.
- Spoon hot, seasoned broth over the ribs.
2(Of wood) made suitable for use as timber by adjusting its moisture content: it was made from seasoned, untreated oak...
- Lumber dried by artificial heat in kilns has not the life in it that is possessed by air-seasoned material.
- Well seasoned firewood is easier to start, produces more heat, and burns cleaner.
3Accustomed to particular conditions; experienced: she is a seasoned traveller...
- Mostly European in appearance, they all seemed to be fairly seasoned visitors to North Korea.
- Diane Halliday of Country Fare is, of course, a seasoned festival-goer.
- The youngsters were competing for the first time on snow against seasoned teams.
Synonyms
experienced, practised, well versed, expert, knowledgeable, sophisticated, established, habituated, long-serving, time-served, veteran, hardened, battle-scarred, consummate, well trained