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charred

[ chahrd ]

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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 char ¹.

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Other Word Forms

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well-charred adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of charred¹

char ¹( def ) + -ed ²( def )

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The extra anxiety has multiple causes: The charred remains of homes continue to wash away, spilling contaminants into Santa Monica Bay.

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Lina's lifeless body was retrieved from the charred interior of her home.

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The CO2 that emerges into the air is sucked away and then concentrated using charred coconut husks ready to be stored.

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Video verified by the BBC showed the charred remnants of the camp with belongings strewn across the ground and survivors surveying the damage.

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Regional Water Quality Control Board found that the charred silt does not contain wildfire-related chemicals at levels considered to be dangerous to human health, the health department concluded.

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scorched

charr charrette

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