half burnt?

[Hongdung]

Hello,
Can you help me to explain the meaning of "half burnt" in this sentence: "A small abandoned boat, paint peeling from it everywhere, its wood rotting and half burnt."
Thank you
Jung

[Wanderer]

Where did you find this sentence? I think it's not really good. Though, half burnt may mean burnt to some extent or somewhat burnt.
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[Geo777]

Hi,

burnt(adjective) - destroyed or badly damaged by fire; "a row of burned houses"; "a charred bit of burnt wood";
calcined with a resultant darkening of colour.
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Slow but sure.

[Hongdung]

This sentence from a novel. It makes me very confused.

[Geo777]

Why?
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Slow but sure.

[Wanderer]

The writer usually uses his own way of thinking to write his novels. That makes him distinguished between other writers. In novels, grammar is also not minded.
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