cauterized,ppl.a.|ˈkɔːtəraɪzd| [f.prec. + -ed.] Burnt by cautery; seared. 1603Florio Montaigne ii. v. (1632) 203 A guiltie-cauterized conscience.1651Biggs New Disp. ⁋243 The cauterized or wounded part.1655R. Younge Agst. Drunkards 6 An habituated, infatuated, incorrigible, cauterized Drunkard.