charred
[ chahrd ]
/ tʃɑrd /
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adjective
burned or reduced to charcoal: Photos provided by the fire department show the charred remains of a sports car.
slightly burned; scorched: The charred onions add a nice flavor to the pork chops.
verb
the simple past tense and past participle of char1.
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OTHER WORDS FROM charred
un·charred, adjectivewell-charred, adjectiveWords nearby charred
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