adj

blackened

adj

Turned black, especially through burning or charring.

"The blackened remains of the barn still smoldered."

"She ordered the blackened chicken sandwich."

How to Use Blackened

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishDarkened almost to black, often through fire, smoke, or spice-searing.

Common pairings

blackened toast blackened fish

more blackened comparative, most blackened superlative

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The _____ remains of the barn still smoldered.

From blacken plus the past-tense/adjective suffix -ed.

whitened

inky

opened awakened unopened hardened darkened softened sickened weakened burdened loosened flattened sweetened

whitened inky