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

A screen grab of along the trail to Jordan Hot Springs a charred tree sits surrounded by White Thorn Bush.

From Los Angeles Times

No one has been seriously injured, but large parts of the buildings were completely charred when BBC Bangla visited on Friday.

From BBC

Now there were charred trees, excavators and weeds sprouting from cracked foundations where multimillion-dollar homes once stood.

From Los Angeles Times

A grotesque, charred silhouette, reclining, with one knee raised, as if lounging on one of Marseille's nearby beaches.

From BBC

Each marked with a red dot on a grid of streets that have looked like a charred moonscape for 11 months.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• scorched