Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Aroused to impatience or anger: Describes a state of being annoyed, irritated, or angry.
   • Cooked in steam: Describes food that has been prepared by the cooking method of steaming.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (feeling angry):
  • He was steamed after waiting for an hour.
  • She got steamed about the unfair decision.
• Adjective (cooked in steam):
  • We ordered steamed vegetables with our meal.
  • The steamed fish was light and flavorful.

Advanced Usage

• "to get steamed up": To become very angry or agitated.
  • Don't get steamed up over such a small mistake.
• "steamed about/over something": To be angry concerning a specific issue.
  • The coach was steamed over the team's lack of effort.

Variants and Related Words

• Steam (verb): To cook food in steam; to emit steam.
  • You should steam the broccoli to retain its nutrients.
• Steamer (noun): A pot for steaming food; a type of ship.
  • She used a bamboo steamer for the dumplings.

Synonyms

• Angry/irritated sense: Angry, annoyed, irate, furious, riled, peeved.
• Cooking sense: Steamed-cooked. (Note: This is typically described with the phrase "steamed" or "cooked in steam.")

Related Phrases

• Steamed bun: A type of bread (like baozi) cooked by steaming.
  • He bought a steamed bun from the street vendor.
• Steamed pudding: A traditional dessert cooked in a steamer.
  • We had Christmas steamed pudding for dessert.

Notes on Meaning

The two meanings of steamed are distinct and belong to different contexts. The emotional meaning is informal and often used in spoken English. The culinary meaning is standard and neutral. The intended meaning is always clear from the context (e.g., talking about a person's mood vs. talking about food).

Adjective

1. aroused to impatience or anger
   • made an irritated gesture
   • feeling nettled from the constant teasing
   • peeved about being left out
   • felt really pissed at her snootiness
   • riled no end by his lies
   • roiled by the delay
2. cooked in steam
   • steamed clams