charred

American  

[chahrd] / tʃɑrd /

adjective

1. burned or reduced to charcoal.

   Photos provided by the fire department show the charred remains of a sports car.

2. slightly burned; scorched.

   The charred onions add a nice flavor to the pork chops.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of char.

Other Word Forms

• uncharred adjective
• well-charred adjective

Etymology

Origin of charred

char ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

The appetizers, especially the charred grapes with mozzarella cheese and balsamic vinegar cream, were better than the main course.

From The Wall Street Journal

Another station had a big earthen firepit with charred metal grating and black cast-iron pots.

From Literature

A lemon tree was charred, and an avocado tree had shed all of its fruit.

From Barron's

In the days after the fires, a dramatic image of a charred Oscar lying in the rubble circulated widely on social media, with some posts claiming it showed Robert Redford’s statuette destroyed in the disaster.

From Los Angeles Times

The front door was charred black and the smell of smoke and soot lingered in the entryway.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• scorched