charred

[chahrd]

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.

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• uncharred adjective
• well-charred adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of charred¹

char ¹ ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Video footage taken on Friday showed fires still burning, charred vehicles, and smoke rising from the razed building.

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Yet Palisadeans themselves seem divided on the library, with some decrying the proposed use of the rec center’s grassy expanse, a rare green oasis in the charred neighborhood.

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Aerial footage broadcast by US media showed smoldering debris at the factory in Hickman County, Tennessee, with charred and mangled vehicles strewn across the facility.

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Aerial video from the scene showed charred debris, smouldering vehicles and little remaining of the facility, which is owned by Accurate Energetic Systems.

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The Palisades fire killed 12 people, charred 23,400 acres and leveled more than 6,800 structures, including many homes.

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